European White Water Lily

Plants > Flowering Plants

AT A GLANCECommon Name: European White Water LilyScientific Name: Nymphaea albaCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Flowering PlantsRange: Widespread across Europe, North Africa, the Caucasus, the Middle East, and Western Siberia, from the British Isles and Scandinavia south...

Red-throated Diver

Birds > Loons

OverviewThe Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata), known in North America as the Red-throated Loon, is the smallest, lightest, and most widely distributed member of the ancient loon family Gaviidae. Possessing an extensive circumpolar breeding range across the high...

Black-throated Diver

Birds > Loons

OverviewThe Black-throated Diver (Gavia arctica), known across North America as the Arctic Loon, is an ancient, masterfully hydro-dynamically adapted waterbird that represents the epitome of wilderness in the taiga lakes of northern Eurasia. Belonging to the primitive...

Rainbow Snake

Reptiles > Colubrids

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Rainbow SnakeScientific Name: Farancia erytrogrammaCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: ColubridsSize: Total length 90 to 125 cm (35 to 49 in); record specimens up to 168 cm (66 in)Weight: 500 to 1,200 g (1.1 to 2.6 lb)Lifespan: 12 to 18 years in the...