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The Texas Coral Snake Just Wants to Be Left Alone
The most colorful of our venomous reptiles deserves to be revered.
The most colorful of our venomous reptiles deserves to be revered.
The ungulate is essentially the last of the megafauna that once roamed here.
This playful but shy swimmer is returning to some parts of the state for the first time in years.
Meet the Gulf's beautiful invader.
Hint: Leave those leaves alone!
The phantom feline of South Texas is ready for its comeback.
This too-long, venomous creature can be found all over the state. Check your beds!
This tropical beauty is expanding its range beyond the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
The diminutive swamp dragon of the Piney Woods has a fascinating life cycle. Just don’t eat one.
Found along Texas’s southwestern border, the creature has a mug only a mother could love.
Found in the state’s riverways, the spiny softshell looks like a cross between a brontosaurus and a pancake.