Plains

Congo Snake

Not a snake-an eel-shaped salamander

Mangrove Snake

Mangrove shadows, golden rings

Mexican Black Kingsnake

The glossy black king of snakes

Orange-Crowned Warbler

The warbler with the hidden crown

Cinereous Vulture

Big, black, and built to clean

Griffon Vulture

Nature's high-altitude clean-up crew

Boiga

Big-eyed night hunters in the trees

Lappet-faced Vulture

Big bill. Bare face. Nature's cleanup boss.

Southern Pacific Rattlesnake

Hear the rattle-give it space.

Eurasian Jay

Oak Forest Planter with a Blue Flash

Junglefowl

Wild roots of the chicken

Bullsnake

Prairie's loudest look-alike

Whinchat

Meadow hunter, Africa-bound migrant

Savannah Sparrow

Buzzy song of the open fields

Goshawk

White-browed shadow of the woods

Tennessee Walking Horse

The Smooth Ride of Tennessee

Red-Billed Quelea Bird

The "feathered locust" weaverbird

Ghost Catfish

See-through swimmer, river-school ghost

Chipping Sparrow

Rufous cap, razor-crisp trill.

Tire Track Eel

Tire-track camo, night-stalking hunter

Black-Capped Chickadee

Big attitude in a tiny winter bird

Cat-Eyed Snake

Night eyes, frog hunters

Rhombic Egg-Eater Snake

Cracks eggs-never bites.

Fire Eel

Not a true eel-pure river fire.