The African spurred tortoise (not to be confused with the spur-thighed tortoise) is the third largest species of tortoise and is beaten only by the giant tortoises of Aldabra and Galapagos.
The African spurred tortoise if found living along the...
The inland bearded dragon gets its name from its habit of puffing out its throat when angry or excited. This raises a ruff or "beard "of pointed scales around the neck which makes the lizard look bigger and possibly scarier to potential...
Easily recognised by its characteristic pattern of dark brown saddles on a creamy background and its wedge shaped head with a dark line through each eye, the boa constrictor is a large non-venous snake from Central and South America which as...
The rainbow boa is a ground dwelling snake which prefers to live at the edges of forests and rocky areas. They are active at dawn and dusk, an activity pattern referred to as crepuscular. They are ambushers and constrictors and feed on a range of...
Burmese pythons are one the six largest snakes on earth and the largest subspecies of the Indian Rock Python.
They are beautifully patterned snakes which are by choice nocturnal forest dwellers. When younger they are equally at home on the...
The Californian king snake is easily recognised by its characteristic black and white colouration which may be banded, striped or spotted.
The Californian king snake is diurnal or day active, ground living and solitary. ...
The corn snake is found throughout Florida and the south eastern United States, from southern New Jersey to Louisiana. In the colder parts of this range the snakes hibernate during winter. However, in the more temperate areas they...
The Dumeril’s boa, also known as the Madagascar ground boa, is found in the sparse arid woodlands and forests of Madagascar where its black and brown colouration enables it to hide among the leaf litter on the forest...
Here at Dudley Zoo we have West African Dwarf Crocodiles. The Crocodiles are recognized by their slender head and the fourth tooth of the lower jaw, which fits into a notch in the outside of the upper jaw and can always be seen.
There are...
FloridaKingsnake
The Florida Kingsnake is mainly terrestrial and active during the day, except in the hot summer months when individuals may be found moving at night.
It feeds on other snakes, lizards, frogs, rodents, turtle eggs, and...
Honduran Milk snake.
The milk snake is a harmless, non-venomous snake which kills its prey by constriction. They feed on a range of small mammals such a voles mice rats and also take birds lizards and other snakes.
It is solitary by nature and...
The Green Iguana or Common Iguana is one of the best known lizards as it is often seen as a pet or in the zoo. It is not as its name suggests always green but can be seen in a range of colours across its range.
They are easily recognised...
The rhinoceros iguana is also known as the horned ground iguana. These common names are a reference to the enlarged, horn-like scales found on the snout of the animal.
Rhinoceros iguanas are active by day (diurnal) and like many reptiles spend...
The Royal python is found in sub-Saharan Africa where it is inhabits grasslands and open woodlands where it is found living in burrows abandoned by other animals. During the dry season it uses these burrows to aestivate, a period of inactivity...
The Sinaloan milksnake is red with triple bands of black and yellow - a thin yellow band is sandwiched between the black band on either side. The red bands are three times the width of the black and yellow triple bands.
It is found in arid and...
The spur-thighed tortoise or Greek tortoise is one of four European species of tortoise. Spur-thighed tortoises have been given their name because they have a conical tubercle or spur on the top of each thigh.
Spur-thighed tortoises...
One of 60 species of monitor lizard found around the world, the white-throated monitor is characteristically long bodied, with strong limbs, robust claws and a powerful muscular tail. The tail is usually as long again as the head body length and...
