African Rock Python

Reptiles > Pythons & Boas

The African Rock Python (Python sebae) is the largest snake species native to the African continent and one of the six largest giant constrictors on Earth, belonging to the python family Pythonidae. Native to the vast savannas, gallery forests, and river basins of...

American Crocodile

Reptiles > Crocodilians

The American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) is a large, majestic, and prehistoric Neotropical apex predator belonging to the true crocodile family Crocodylidae, distributed across coastal ecosystems of the Caribbean, Central America, and northern South America....

Texas Horned Lizard

Reptiles > Lizards

The Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum), affectionately and universally known in southwestern lore as the ‘horned toad’ or ‘horny toad,’ is a flat-bodied, fiercely spiky desert reptile belonging to the horned lizard family Phrynosomatidae...

Eastern Rat Snake

Reptiles > Snakes

The Eastern Rat Snake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis), historically and widely known as the black rat snake or pilot black snake, is one of the largest, most formidable, and most beneficial non-venomous colubrid snakes in North America belonging to the family...

Green Anole

Reptiles > Lizards

The Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis), historically and colloquially nicknamed the ‘American chameleon,’ is a slender, nimble, tree-dwelling lizard belonging to the dactyloid lizard family Dactyloidae and the only native anole species in the United States....

Painted Turtle

Reptiles > Turtles & Tortoises

The Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) is the most widespread, abundant, and beloved native freshwater turtle in North America belonging to the pond turtle family Emydidae. Named for the brilliant, artistic brushstrokes of yellow, orange, and radiant crimson that adorn...

Red-eared Slider

Reptiles > Turtles & Tortoises

The Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) is a medium-sized, semi-aquatic pond turtle belonging to the pond turtle family Emydidae. Instantly recognized by the prominent, vibrant crimson or scarlet auricular stripe situated directly behind each eye, a dark...

Common Garter Snake

Reptiles > Snakes

The Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) is the most widespread, familiar, and cold-tolerant reptile species in North America belonging to the colubrid snake family Colubridae. Characterized by its slender, keeled-scaled body patterned with three prominent,...

Corn Snake

Reptiles > Snakes

The Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus, formerly Elaphe guttata), widely known across the American South as the red rat snake, is an elegant, non-venomous constrictor belonging to the colubrid snake family Colubridae. Celebrated for its slender, athletic build and...

Leopard Gecko

Reptiles > Lizards

The Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius) is a charismatic, ground-dwelling lizard belonging to the eyelid gecko family Eublepharidae native to the rocky arid regions of South-Central Asia. Famous for its velvety, bump-textured skin patterned with contrasting black...