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Copperhead Snakes

The Copperhead Snake (Agkistrodon contortrix) is shorter than both the Coral snake and the Cottonmouth snake. The Copperhead Snake is the most often encountered snake in Eastern parts of the United States such as Alabama, Missouri and Arkansas. Copperhead snakes are responsible … [Read more...]

Alligator

An Alligator is a crocodilian in the genus 'Alligator' of the family 'Alligatoridae'. Alligators are large, semi-aquatic carnivorous reptiles with four small legs and a very large, long tail. The tail is half the animals total length. Alligators tails help propel them rapidly … [Read more...]

Black Caimans

black caiman

The Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger) has a distribution range including: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela.The Black Caiman is found in various freshwater habitats such as slow-moving rivers, streams, lakes, flooded savannahs and … [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...]

Cuviers Dwarf Caimans

The Cuviers Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) has a distribution range including: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam and Venezuela.The Cuviers Dwarf Caiman prefers freshwater forested riverines (drainages between and … [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...]

Broad-Snouted Caimans

The Broad-Snouted Caiman (Caiman latirostris) has a distribution range including: Argentina (north), Bolivia, Brazil (southeast), Paraguay and Uruguay. The Broad-Snouted Caiman is a highly aquatic species which is found primarily in mangroves, marshes and swamps (freshwater and … [Read more...]

African Spurred Tortoise

Sulcata 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...]

Schneider’s Dwarf Caiman

Schneider's Dwarf Caiman

The Schneider's Dwarf Caiman has a distribution range including: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Surinam and Venezuela. Much of its range overlaps with Cuviers Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus), however, it is not as extensive southwards … [Read more...]

Yacare Caimans

The Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare) has a distribution range including: Argentina (north), Brazil (south), Bolivia (south) and Paraguay.The Yacare Caiman is found in a variety of habitat types, similar to the Common Caiman (Caiman crocodilus), which include wetlands, rivers and … [Read more...]

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