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Explore the world of reptiles — cold-blooded, scaly vertebrates including snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodilians, and the tuatara, found across deserts, rainforests, and oceans worldwide.
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The different types of snakes in New Hampshire range from a backyard garter snake sliding under a woodpile to a rattlesnake so rare that wildlife biologists keep its exact location a closely guarded secret.
Alabama has one of the healthiest American alligator populations in the Southeast, yet that abundance doesn’t translate into backyard pet ownership.
If you’re wondering whether you can own a boa constrictor in Maryland, the short answer might surprise you: this snake isn’t grouped with the tigers, cobras, and primates that Maryland’s dangerous animal law specifically bans.
While Florida has moved to ban pet iguanas outright because of their invasive impact, Kansas takes a very different approach.
Dallas County is home to a surprising range of lizard species, but most homeowners only ever notice four of them scurrying across patios, tree trunks, and porch lights.
Sit on any porch in Key West for five minutes and a lizard will almost certainly scurry past.
Africa is home to a staggering variety of reptiles, and few topics generate as much curiosity as the largest snakes in Africa.
Step into any Hill Country backyard, limestone canyon, or Austin greenbelt during the warmer months, and you’re almost guaranteed to hear a rustle in the leaf litter or spot a flash of movement on a fence post.
Greece packs an outsized amount of reptile diversity into a small footprint, and lizards in Greece are a large part of that story.
When most people picture India’s wildlife, tigers and elephants usually come to mind long before snakes do.
Step into any arroyo or foothill trail around Albuquerque on a warm afternoon and something will almost certainly dart across the path before you get a good look at it.
Step onto almost any patio in Austin during the warmer months and there’s a good chance a lizard is watching from a nearby fence post or porch light.
Anyone researching the types of lizards in Los Angeles quickly discovers that the county’s reptile life is far richer than the coyotes and hawks usually associated with the region.
The Mojave Desert wrapped around Las Vegas is the smallest of the three deserts that make up the larger North American Desert, but it more than makes up for its size with extremes.
Georgia is home to just three rattlesnake species, but anyone who spends time in the state’s pine forests, swamps, or coastal islands should know how to tell them apart.
Step outside almost anywhere in El Paso between spring and early fall, and there’s a good chance a lizard will dart across the trail before you even notice it.
Not one of the lizards sunning themselves on Maui’s lava rock walls, garden hedges, or hotel lanais actually belongs there.
The types of lizards in Miami tell a strange story about how a subtropical city became a magnet for reptiles from four different continents.
Red is one of the rarer colors in the reptile world, and it tends to overlap with other warm tones that make identification tricky even for experienced herpetologists.
Greece’s rocky hillsides, olive groves, and sun-baked islands support one of the richest snake faunas in Europe.
