The Crocodile is a large aquatic reptile that lives throughout the Tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. Crocodiles tend to congregate in freshwater habitats like rivers, lakes, wetlands and sometimes in brackish water (water that is saltier than fresh water, but … [Read more...]
Sea Snakes
Sea snakes are closely related to Cobras. They are aquatic rather than land dwelling snakes. True sea snakes only live in water. Sea Snakes have adapted to a life in water and have small flattened heads that minimizes water resistance when they swim. The Sea Snakes body is … [Read more...]
Gharial
The Gharial (Gavialis Gangeticus) is one of two surviving members of the family Gavialidae, a long-established group of crocodile-like reptiles with long, narrow jaws. The Gharial (sometimes called the 'Indian gharial' or 'gavial') is the second-longest of all living … [Read more...]
Rattlesnakes
Rattlesnakes come in different varieties and there are numerous sub species and color variations. However, one characteristic that they do have in common is jointed rattles on their tail. Rattlesnakes are a group of venomous snakes, genera 'Crotalus' and 'Sistrurus'. Rattlesnakes … [Read more...]
Lizards
Lizards are small reptiles of the order Squamata, which they share with the snakes (Ophidians). Lizards are cold-blooded reptiles that have long tails and four legs. There are about 2,700 species of lizard on our planet, with only two species being poisonous, the Beaded lizard … [Read more...]
African Spurred Tortoise
The African Spurred Tortoise (Geochelone sulcata) is also known as the Sulcata Tortoise, 'Grooved Tortoise', the 'Spur Tortoise' and the 'African Spur Thigh Tortoise'. It is a desert-dwelling tortoise whose range extends along the southern edge of the Sahara Desert from Senegal … [Read more...]
Anaconda Snake
Anacondas are four species of aquatic boa inhabiting the swamps and rivers of the dense forests of tropical South America. The Yellow Anaconda can be found as far south as Argentina. It is unclear how the name originated so far from the snakes native habitat. It is likely due to … [Read more...]
Snakes
Snakes are a very large group of long reptiles. There are over 2,500 different species of snakes on our planet. Snakes live in a variety of land and water habitats. The most abundant snakes and the largest snakes are found in tropical climates such as rainforests. Snakes are … [Read more...]
Boa Constrictor Snake
Boa Constrictor The Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor) resides in the Rainforests of Belize, Northern Mexico and Argentina in South America. There, it is known as 'Wowla' to the natives of Belize. Boa Constrictors can been seen throughout the forest and sometimes in off shore … [Read more...]
Tortoise
A Tortoise is a land-dwelling reptile of the order Testudines. Tortoises are found worldwide with the most famous tortoise of all, the Giant Tortoise Lonesome George who lives on the Galapagos Islands near Ecuador. Tortoises, like their aquatic cousins, the Turtles, have a hard … [Read more...]