Urutu Snake
Urutu-cruzeiro: the cross-marked ambusher
Conservation Threats
Infrastructure
Roads, dams, power lines, and buildings causing mortality or habitat fragmentation
1,658
Animals
40/70
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Infrastructure Animals
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
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
Chinook Salmon
King of the Pacific salmon runs
Black Rat Snake
Barn-climbing rodent patrol
Flying Snake
Glide the canopy, don't fly it.
Ground Snake
Small snake, big desert hide-and-seek
Stargazer Fish
Eyes up. Mouth up. Strike up.
Conger Eel
Night hunters of the seafloor
Goonch Catfish
Built for rapids, born to ambush
Red-Bellied Black Snake
Black above, red below-keep your distance
Batfish
Walk the bottom, lure the bite.
Green Anaconda
Built for wetlands. Powered by constriction.
Bolivian Anaconda
Heavyweight hunter of the wetlands
Tree Snake
Guam's unwelcome night hunter