Reptiles > Snakes
The Black-headed Python (Aspidites melanocephalus) is an extraordinary, heavy-bodied non-venomous constrictor belonging to the python family Pythonidae, indigenous strictly to the tropical savannas, rocky ranges, and scrublands of northern Australia. Belonging to the...
Reptiles > Lizards
The Grand Cayman Blue Iguana (Cyclura lewisi), affectionately known as the Grand Cayman ground iguana or blue dragon, is an immense, majestic herbivorous lizard belonging to the family Iguanidae, strictly endemic to the tiny Caribbean island of Grand Cayman. Renowned...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Urutu (Bothrops alternatus), widely feared and revered across South America under the folk names crucera, víbora de la cruz, or crossed pit viper, is a massive, heavily built venomous lancehead pit viper indigenous to the humid grasslands, swamps, and river basins...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis), also widely known as the western rattlesnake, is a hardy, iconic venomous pit viper indigenous to the vast grasslands, sagebrush steppes, and badlands of central and western North America. Ranging from the windswept prairie...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Side-striped Palm Pit Viper (Bothriechis lateralis), known in Costa Rica as the lora venenosa or víbora de palma verde, is a magnificent, bright emerald-green arboreal pit viper indigenous to the cloud-shrouded montane forests of Costa Rica and western Panama....
Reptiles > Snakes
The Black-headed Bushmaster (Lachesis melanocephala), known in Costa Rica as the plato negro or cascabel muda, is one of the most magnificent, formidable, and elusive venomous serpents in the Western Hemisphere. Belonging to the pit viper genus Lachesis—which contains...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Mangshan Pit Viper (Protobothrops mangshanensis), revered in Chinese culture as the ‘Mang Mountain Ironhead Snake’ or the legendary dragon-tailed viper, is a colossal, critically distinctive pit viper endemic exclusively to an extraordinarily narrow...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Green Bush Viper (Atheris squamigera), also widely known as the Variable Bush Viper or African Leaf Viper, is an extraordinarily striking arboreal viperid indigenous to the lush tropical rainforest canopies and swamp forests of Central and West Africa. Celebrated...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Rough-scaled Bush Viper (Atheris hispida), internationally celebrated across wildlife communities as the ‘Spiny Bush Viper’ or the living ‘Dragon Snake,’ is one of the most visually extraordinary and exotic venomous reptiles on the planet....
Reptiles > Snakes
Wagler’s Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri), universally revered throughout Southeast Asia as the ‘Temple Viper,’ is one of the most culturally iconic and visually breathtaking arboreal venomous snakes on Earth. Inhabiting the humid lowland...
