Reptiles & Amphibians

This is the place to find your favorite animal or learn about a new one. Read about frogs, rattlesnakes, and more.

Resources in this category:

American International Rattlesnake Museum
http://www.rattlesnakes.com/

Check out this museum devoted to rattlers in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

EuroTurtle
http://www.euroturtle.org/

Just about everything you need to know about sea turtles. Don't miss the Sea Turtle Adventure game.

FROGLAND!
http://allaboutfrogs.org/froglnd.shtml

If you like frogs, this is the site for you. There are frog facts, pictures of frogs to color, and even jokes about frogs. There are also frog news articles, frog fables, and a frog art gallery. You can even see the site's creator turn into a frog!

Frogs
http://www.exploratorium.edu/frogs/

"Frogs are here! See amazing frogs from all over the planet." Also, read tales about frogs, see Frog City, USA, and make your own rain stick!

The Gator Hole
http://home.cfl.rr.com/gatorhole/

This page is dedicated to the American Alligator, which can be found in the Southeastern United States.

King Cobra
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/kingcobra/inde...

Journey through the segments of the King Cobra and discover its powers and life cycle as well as the myths and legends that surround it.

Make an Origami Jumping Frog
http://netro.ajou.ac.kr/~lastfrog/frog/froggy/origami/origam...

A step by step drawing of how to make an origami frog that jumps! This page is part of a much larger site on frogs, which we include in our Frogs & Fish section under Animals!

MPCA - Frogs for Kids!
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/kids/frogsforkids.html

"Here's lots of stuff about frogs! You can see pictures of frogs, find out what kinds of frogs live in Minnesota, hear what their calls sound like, print out pages to color and learn lots about frogs!" Also see how the environment can affect frogs, and what we're trying to learn from those effects.

Rattlesnake! Bayou Bob's Brazos River Rattlesnake Ranch
http://www.wf.net/~snake/index.html

"Discussions about snake species identification, behavioral traits, critical bite first aid," and other topics are presented very clearly. Specifically discusses the rattlesnake, copperhead, anaconda, coral snake, moccasin, and cottonmouth.

Snakes and Reptiles
http://animal.discovery.com/guides/atoz/snakes.html

Pictures, videos, audio, and interactive content about crocodiles, lizards, turtles, snakes, and other reptiles.

Turtles
http://www.kidskonnect.com/Turtles/TurtlesHome.html

This is a colorful, fun website featuring all kinds of information on turtles!

Wildfinder: Mapping the World's species
http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildfinder/

Search more than 26,000 animal species throughout the world, either by place or by species name. You can search for birds, mammals, reptiles, or amphibians.