Corn Snake
Distribution: Norther America, specifically Eastern
Habitat: Wooded areas or fields
Diet: Carnivores
Fun Fact: They don’t have eyelids! Instead, they have a thin membrane called a brille.¹
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern²

Garter Snake
Distribution: North America
Habitat: Prefer grassy, moist environments but are capable of living in many different habitats
Diet: Carnivores
Fun Fact: They have toxic saliva that is used to help dissolve their food when they eat!¹
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern¹

Fox Snake
Distribution: North America, specifically Central
Habitat: Grasslands, woodlands, and wetlands
Diet: Carnivorous
Fun Fact: These snakes can mimic the rattling sound of a rattle snake by moving their tail on other objects to deter predators!¹
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern¹

Milk Snake
Distribution: North and South America
Habitat: Can live in many different habitats
Diet: Carnivorous
Fun Fact: Their name came from a folktale that describes this type of snake sneaking into a barn and drinking milk from nursing cows!¹
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern¹

Prairie Kingsnake
Distribution: North America, specifically Central and Southeastern
Habitat: Open Grasslands
Diet: Carnivorous
Fun Fact: They can eat other snakes of the same kind!¹
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern¹

Russian Tortoise
Distribution: Asia
Habitat: Grasslands, deserts, and shrublands
Diet: Herbivorous
Fun Fact: A group of tortoises is called a ‘creep’, and they are very social!¹
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable²

Eastern Box Turtle
Distribution: North America, specifically East Coast, as well as Mexico, and Yucatan Peninsula
Habitat: Temperate grasslands, forests, and shrubby areas
Diet: Omnivores
Fun Fact: They can travel around 55 yards in one day!¹
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable²

Three-Toed Box Turtle
Distribution: North America, specifically East Coast
Habitat: Woodland and meadows
Diet: Omnivores
Fun Fact: Hind feet only have three toes, and they are not adapted to life underwater like most turtles!¹
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable²

False Map Turtle
Distribution: North America, specifically Central
Habitat: Aquatic vegetation or freshwater ecosystems
Diet: Omnivores
Fun Fact: These are beach hatching turtles and lay their 8-22 eggs up to three clutches a year!¹
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern¹

West African Mud Turtle
Distribution: West and Central Africa
Habitat: Freshwater ecosystems
Diet: Omnivore
Fun Fact: They shed large pieces of their skin like snakes!¹
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern¹

Spotted Turtle
Distribution: North America, specifically in the Great Lakes or Southeastern coast
Habitat: Shallow wetlands
Diet: Omnivores
Fun Fact: No two turtles ever have the same pattern of spots!¹
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered¹

Painted Turtle
Distribution: North America
Habitat: Freshwater ecosystems
Diet: Omnivores
Fun Fact: The sex of the turtle is determined by the temperature of their environment during incubation!¹
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern¹

Red Eared Turtle
Distribution: North American, specifically Southeastern
Habitat: Woodlands, savannas, and deserts
Diet: Omnivores
Fun Fact: These turtles are now technically invasive due to being spread via the pet trade!¹
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern¹

River Cooter/Hybrid
Distribution: North American, specifically Southeastern
Habitat: Freshwater ecosystems
Diet: Herbivores
Fun Fact: They can hold their breath through a sac called the cloaca bursae for an extended period of time!¹
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern¹

Honeybees
Distribution: Can be found in every continent in the world apart from Antarctica
Habitat: Mainly forests and/or flowered fields or gardens
Diet: Collect nectar and pollen from flowers
Fun Fact: The hive is run by the queen bee! She is the largest bee in the hive and can live up to 5 years.¹
IUCN Red List Status: Not listed²

Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches
Distribution: Madagascar
Habitat: Forested areas
Diet: Detritivores
Fun Fact: When they hiss air is expelled through their breathing holes otherwise known as spiracles. They even have different calls depending on the situation!¹
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern²

Rose Haired Chilean Tarantula
Distribution: South America, specifically Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia
Habitat: Desert or shrublands
Diet: Carnivorous
Fun Fact: Females can live to be up to 20 years old and males pass away a few months after mating!¹
IUCN Red List Status: Not listed due them being highly used in the pet trade¹

Millipedes
Distribution: Can be found in every continent in the world apart from Antarctica
Habitat: Found in moist soil or leaf litter, millipedes can also be found in many different habitats
Diet: Herbivores
Fun Fact: They are one of the oldest land animals dating back to before the dinosaurs!¹
IUCN Red List Status: Not listed but between difference species the range can vary¹

Spotted Gar
Distribution: North America, primarily in the Southeast
Habitat: Freshwater ecosystems
Diet: Carnivorous
Fun Fact: One of the oldest fish still in exist, they are otherwise known as “living fossils”¹
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern²

Bluegill
Distribution: North America, primarily Central and East
Habitat: Freshwater ecosystems
Diet: Carnivore
Fun Fact: Bluegill are known as the Illinois state fish!¹
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern¹

Axolotl
Distribution: Only found in lakes south of Mexico City
Habitat: Aquatic Ecosystems
Diet: Carnivorous
Fun Fact: They are able to regenerate their limbs, gills, and even their brains!¹
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered¹

Green Tree Frog
Distribution: North America, specifically Southeastern
Habitat: Forested and/or wetland ecosystems
Diet: Insectivores
Fun Fact: They are considered aquatic during hibernation and mating season!¹
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern²

Bearded Dragon
Distribution: Australia
Habitat: Woodlands, savannas, and deserts
Diet: Omnivores, as an adult they consume more plants
Fun Fact: In the event of being threatened they may puff out their throat and/or change colors!¹
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern¹