Mamushi Snake
Small viper, big heat-sensing precision
Conservation Threats
Habitat Loss
Destruction or degradation of natural environments through development, deforestation, or land conversion
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Wolf Snake
Gecko hunters, not kraits
Needlefish
Built for speed at the surface
Yarara
Lanceheads: silent heat-seeking ambushers
Sockeye Salmon
Silver at sea, scarlet to spawn
Rinkhals Snake
Spit. Bluff. Survive.
Night Adder
Rhombus-marked frog hunter of the night
Bull Trout
Big char, cold water, connected rivers.
Rhino Viper
Horns in the leaf litter.
Urutu Snake
Urutu-cruzeiro: the cross-marked ambusher
Mole Snake
Big bite, no venom-rodent remover
Worm Snake
The earthworm hunter underfoot
Parrot Snake
Green, swift, and sky-high by day
Zebra Snake
Zebra stripes, venomous sights
Snook Fish
Linesiders of the tides
Mojarra
Silver schools, sand-sipping snouts
Surgeonfish
Scalpels on the tail, gardeners of reefs
Asian Vine Snake
The living vine with a lightning strike
Bluegill
Small mouth, big attitude-Bluegill
Cecropia Moth
Biggest native moth, built for one mission
Redtail Catfish
Big head. Red tail. River titan.
Electric Catfish
Africa's freshwater "shock" catfish
Banana Eel
Golden tail, midnight hunter
Chinook Salmon
King of the Pacific salmon runs