The Chuckwalla belongs to the iguana family. As such, they have some of the same cool features as an iggy (iguana). They expel salts through their noses and even have a parietal eye
Reptile Facts
The western diamondback rattlesnake lives in deserts, forests, grassy plains, rocky hillsides and even along the coastline. They live at elevations from below sea level up to 6,500 feet. They can be found in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma; as well as northern
Sounds like a bad B-rated movie. But the bite of a Gila monster is nothing to laugh at. Gila monsters are not only the largest lizard native to the U.S., but they are 1 of only 2 venomous
The California king snake, as it’s name states, primarily lives in California. However, they can be found in Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and even in North Texas too. They can live in deserts,
The beautiful San Francisco garter snake can be seen in the western parts of the San Francisco peninsula, around hillsides from the San Fran. city line on south to the Crystal Springs
The marine iguana of the Galápagos Islands are so infamously unattractive, even Charles Darwin described them as “hideous-looking, clumsy lizards.” But what these relatively unattractive
The fer-de-lance is a highly venomous pit viper species that resides from southern Mexico to northern South America. They inhabit pine and broadleaf forests, often looking for
The boa constrictor is just that a constrictor. They aren’t venomous as they have evolved beyond the need for venom and instead developed strong muscles that are used to squeeze the
The Galápagos tortoise is the largest tortoise on Earth. Sadly, out of the 15 known subspecies of these tortoises, only 11 remain in the wild. They live in dry lowlands to more humid highlands. Galápagos tortoises were hunted during the 17th, 18th, and 19th century to near extinction
Among the large host of critters found in the Amazon is the black caiman, a Carnivorous (eats meat), semi-aquatic crocodilian that calls the Amazon rainforest its home. There are 6 known species