Corn Snake
Checkerboard-bellied barnyard ally
Conservation Threats
Urbanization
Expansion of cities and human settlements into wildlife habitats
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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
Brown-banded Cockroach
Bands on the belly, lives in the walls
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
Florida Woods Cockroach
Florida's skunk-scented forest roach
Pennsylvania Wood Cockroach
Forest recycler, not a house invader
Asian Cockroach
Looks like German-flies like a pro
Australian Cockroach
Yellow-striped greenhouse sprinter
Death Adder
Australia's tail-luring ambush expert
Rubber Boa
The boa with a built-in decoy tail
Lone Star Tick
The hunter tick with the lone star
Deer Tick
Small tick, big impact.
European Robin
Tiny bird, huge attitude.
Elegant Tern
Orange bill, black crest, perfect dive
American Dog Tick
Ornate hitchhiker of field and brush
Wood Tick
Small tick, big consequences.