Ribbon Snake
Wetland racer with ribbon stripes
Conservation Threats
Agricultural Expansion
Conversion of natural habitats to farmland and ranching operations
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Agricultural Expansion Animals
Cuban Cockroach
Green by day, gone by night
Red-Headed Vulture
Red crown of the carrion cleaners
Dubia Cockroach
The calm, clean feeder roach
Red Tail Boa (common boa)
Powerful hugger of the rainforest
Coral Snake
Bright bands, hidden danger
Corn Snake
Checkerboard-bellied barnyard ally
Western Rat Snake
The barn's best rodent patrol
Rat Snakes
Climbing constrictors, farm-friendly hunters
Fox Snakes
Big blotches, zero venom.
Yellow Spotted Lizard
Yellow spots, hidden nights
Anole Lizard
Dewlap drama in the treetops
Kori Bustard
Biggest boom on the African plains
King Snake
Bold bands. Big appetite. No venom.
Ape
Tailless thinkers of the treetops
Indigo Snake
Indigo: the longleaf's top hunter
Mamba
Speed in the trees, danger in the bite
Death's Head Cockroach
The roach with a skull on its shield
Eclectus Parrot
Two sexes, two costumes-one parrot
Florida Woods Cockroach
Florida's skunk-scented forest roach
Pennsylvania Wood Cockroach
Forest recycler, not a house invader
Death Adder
Australia's tail-luring ambush expert
European Robin
Tiny bird, huge attitude.
American Dog Tick
Ornate hitchhiker of field and brush