The perentie is the largest monitor lizard, aka goanna, in Australia. These giants can be found from western Australia, south Australia, the Northern Territory, and also into Queensland. They prefer desert habitats, rocky
The green whip snake, aka western whip snake, can be found throughout most of Europe. They tolerate a range of habitats including: arable land, temperate forests, shrublands, pasturelands, rural gardens, plantations, and even
The lace monitor, aka lacy or tree goanna, hails from eastern Australia. These large lizards tolerate cool temperate forests and dry tropical forests. Lace Monitors are a venomous species of lizard with a painful bite.
The giant water bug, aka Indian toe-biters, toe-biters, electric-light bugs, alligator fleas, or alligator ticks, are the largest insect in the order Hemiptera. They prefer to dwell in marshes, bogs, freshwater ponds, and slow-flowing streams. Giant water bugs are found in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa and […]
The katipō, aka red katipō, black katipō, and New Zealand’s redback, is a spider species native to New Zealand. These arachnids are in a larger family of spiders known as Latrodectus. Other spiders in this family are the
The Dubois’ sea snake is a species of highly venomous sea snake found in New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, and the northern, eastern, and western coastal regions of Australia. Even though they face the threats of habitat
The peacock tarantula is an Old World species (hailing from Africa or Asia). They hail only from a 39 square mile reserve forest in Jharkand, West Bengal, in India. They prefer a humid forest habitat. Unfortunately, their habitat is constantly being
The Northern Pacific rattlesnake, aka western rattlesnake, can be found from Canada, through the western United States, and into Mexico. They prefer brush habitats, grasslands, prairies, and sometimes woods, forests – along streams, rocky
The angelshark, aka monkfish, were once quite widespread in the coastal waters of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. There are 23 known species of angelshark. However, due to the threats of residential and commercial developments;
The red slender loris can only be found in the south-western portion of Sri Lanka. They prefer lowland rainforests, tropical rainforests, and inter-monsoon forests. There are 2 known subspecies: L. t. nycticeboides
