What a rattlesnake's rattle looks like

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Overview of savory.

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Overview of the dodo.

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All wild axolotls live in the same small lake, and some of the qualities of this unique ecological context have allowed them to remain in their juvenile stage throughout their lives.

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The pilot black snake (Elaphe obsoleta) uses its platelike scales to travel with an easy gliding motion.

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A rattlesnake hunting coatis.

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The banded sand snake (Chilomeniscus cinctus) is adapted to burrowing, and “swims” beneath the sand. The sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes) uses a different method of locomotion—sidewinding—to move along the sand's surface. Both snakes are found in North American deserts.

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How rattlesnake scales help them to sip rainwater from their bodies.