African Fat-Tailed Gecko

African Fat-tailed Gecko

During the dry, summer season, the African fat-tailed gecko estivates, or remains inactive, within a burrow. It can survive lean times off the fat stored in its tail. During active seasons, the gecko emerges from its burrow at night to hunt for insects.

Puff Adder

puff adder web


Ornate Monitor

ornate monitor

The ornate monitor pretty much eats whatever it can catch, or in the case of carrion, whatever it can sniff out. Sometimes two monitors will team up to make a meal. One distracts a mother crocodile or bird from its nest, while the other robs the nest of its eggs.

Boa Constrictor

boa web


Rainbow Boa

rainbow boa web


California King Snake

California king snake


White-throated Monitor

white throated monitor web

The white-throated monitor spends its day patrolling the savanna, seeking out small animals with its scent-detecting tongue. During the hottest part of the day, it shades itself under tree roots or uses its strong claws to dig out a resting den. If threatened, the monitor puffs up its body and lashes with its powerful tail.

Green Tree Python

green tree


Black Tree Monitor

black tree monitor


Blue-tongued Skink

blue tounged skink
