Python
Big squeeze, bigger diversity.
Conservation Threats
Wildlife Trade
Capture and trafficking of animals for pets, medicine, or commercial products
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Wildlife Trade Animals
Red-Footed Tortoise
Red feet, rainforest traveler.
Achrioptera Manga
Madagascar's master of mimicry
Labout's Fairy Wrasse
Small fish, big reef fireworks
Archaeopteryx
Teeth, tail, and feathers-airborne!
Galapagos Shark
The drop-off guardian of island seas
White Shark
Warm-bodied ruler of the blue
Kitefin Shark
Deep-slope slicer with a stealthy bite
Shortfin Mako Shark
Warm-blooded speed in the open sea
Great Hammerhead Shark
Biggest hammerhead, biggest comeback needed
Bronze Whaler Shark
Copper sheen, surf-zone speed.
Blacknose Shark
Spot the snout-smudge shark
Dusky Shark
Slow to grow, easy to lose
Silky Shark
Silky: the sleek shadow of tuna seas
Blacktip Reef Shark
Black tip. Bright reef. Loyal patrol.
Longfin Mako Shark
Long fins. Open ocean. Rare sight.
Caribbean Reef Shark
The reef's resident requiem shark
Hovasaurus
Madagascar's Triassic water-runner
Leptocephalus
Leaf-larva today, eel tomorrow
Russel's Viper
Spots, hiss, and high-stakes venom
Tree Viper (Bamboo Viper)
Hook-tailed hunters of African forests
Pit Viper
Heat-sensing hunters with hidden fangs
Viper
Hinged fangs, hidden hunters
Spiny bush viper
Spines in the leaves, fangs in reserve