Basilisk Lizard
Kings of the riverbank sprint
Conservation Threats
Wildlife Trade
Capture and trafficking of animals for pets, medicine, or commercial products
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Wildlife Trade Animals
Carpet Viper
Hear the hiss, heed the saw
Armadillo Lizard
The lizard that becomes a ring of armor
Unau (Linnaeus's Two-Toed Sloth)
Two claws, night life, rainforest slow
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
Texas Indigo Snake
South Texas' diurnal snake hunter
Black Mamba
Black mouth. Cool head. Keep distance.
Green Mamba
Mambas: the canopy's quick-strike elapids
Egyptian Cobra (Egyptian Asp)
Hood up: the classic "asp" of history
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
Hiss with purpose. Breathe to be heard.
Coachwhip Snake
Built for speed. No venom required.
Carpet Python
Australia's patterned backyard constrictor
Grass Snake
The wetland snake that plays dead
Cuban Cockroach
Green by day, gone by night
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
Rat Snakes
Climbing constrictors, farm-friendly hunters
Anole Lizard
Dewlap drama in the treetops
Kori Bustard
Biggest boom on the African plains
King Snake
Bold bands. Big appetite. No venom.