European Polecat
Masked hunter with a musky warning
Conservation Threats
Natural System Modification
Altered fire regimes, water management, and ecosystem engineering
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Whiptail Lizard
Speed, sun, and serious tails
Freshwater Crocodile
Slim snout, freshwater stealth
Leopard Lizard
Spotted sprinters of the desert
Blanket Octopus
The open-ocean octopus with a living cape
Texas Spiny Lizard
Spiky scales, Texas trails.
Unau (Linnaeus's Two-Toed Sloth)
Two claws, night life, rainforest slow
Natterjack
The stripe-backed toad that runs and roars
Agama Lizard
Colorful rock sentinels of Africa
Western Hognose Snake
The prairie snake that plays dead best
Eastern Indigo Snake
Iridescent hunter of the longleaf
Bearded Vulture
The Bone-Breaking Mountain Vulture
Brown Snake
Australia's swift, serious brown snakes
Kirtland's Snake
Red-bellied ghost of wet prairies
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
Hiss with purpose. Breathe to be heard.
Queen Snake
Seven stripes, one stream specialist
Coachwhip Snake
Built for speed. No venom required.
Carpet Python
Australia's patterned backyard constrictor
Grass Snake
The wetland snake that plays dead
Ribbon Snake
Wetland racer with ribbon stripes
Red Tail Boa (common boa)
Powerful hugger of the rainforest
Coral Snake
Bright bands, hidden danger
Rat Snakes
Climbing constrictors, farm-friendly hunters
Fox Snakes
Big blotches, zero venom.