Plateau

Coachwhip Snake

Built for speed. No venom required.

Carpet Python

Australia's patterned backyard constrictor

Red-Headed Vulture

Red crown of the carrion cleaners

Coral Snake

Bright bands, hidden danger

Rat Snakes

Climbing constrictors, farm-friendly hunters

Kori Bustard

Biggest boom on the African plains

King Snake

Bold bands. Big appetite. No venom.

Ape

Tailless thinkers of the treetops

Mamba

Speed in the trees, danger in the bite

Rubber Boa

The boa with a built-in decoy tail

Mojave Rattlesnake

Desert rattle, stealthy and lethal

Ball Python

Small python, big defensive curl

Owl

Silent wings, sharp minds of night

Ural owl

Long tail, deep woods, silent strike

Danio

Small fish, big science, bold schools

Assassin Bug

Silent hunters with a chemical edge

Insect

Six legs, endless strategies.

Common European Adder

Zigzag guardian of the heath

Horned Adder

Horned eyes, hidden strike

Ortolan Bunting

Long-haul bunting of open fields

European Bee-Eater

Colorful aerial hunter of summer skies

Nilgai

Blue bull of India's scrublands

Polecat

Small predator, big attitude

Macaque

Smart, social, seriously adaptable