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The front half of a tortoise with its head and front feet partly hidden inside the carapace. The carapace is light brown with dark lines around each scute. The tortoise is looking to the left in the picture.

Kleinmann's tortoiise (Testudo kleinmanni) Also known as Egyptian tortoise.

Max carapace length 127 mm (5"). Females tend to be larger than males.

Found in coastal regions of Egypt, southern Israel and Libya.

Considered Critically Endangered by the IUCN.

📷by Stefan Scheepmaker on Unsplash

Just before the 4 minute mark, you can clearly see the 2nd 'tube' assassin snails use when eating.

YouTube video by plesnercph Anentome helena eating frenzy

Because @ethankocak.com mentioned them, I was reminded of this video I made years ago at 30x normal speed of assassin snails in all sizes (+a few other snails) eating thawed Artemia salina.

I think this is the speed at which you should experience snails.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC0R...

The head and neck of a grey crocodile floating in shallow water. In front of its snout, some rocks are sticking out of the water. In the foreground, a piece of wood and several plants and plant roots can be seen. The crocodile is looking to the right in the picture.

🐊Dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) in Malmö Reptilcenter (Sweden).

Max size 190 cm (~6'3").

Found in Western and Central Africa south of the Sahara.

Considered Vulnerable by the IUCN.

📷by plesnercph

The first thing I found myself doing after reading the post above was trying to imagine Neel executing a perfect roundhouse kick.

ELIZA - Wikipedia

Sounds like something which is only slightly more 'competent' than ELIZA from the 1960s.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA

A green lizard is sitting heads down on a tree trunk. It has a white stripe around and behind the mouth and another one above the front legs. A number of tiny white specks can be seen on its back and sides. The area around the eye is dark brown. It is looking down and to the left in the picture.

🦎Knight anole (Anolis equestris).

Max. size 49 cm (19.3"). Males grow larger than females.

The largest species of anole.

Native to Cuba. Has been introduced to Florida.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by dirtdiver38 on Pixabay

A mostly dark brown salamander is walking in some green moss. The legs appear to be semi-translucent and more reddish brown than the body of the salamander. Tiny lighter coloured flecks can be seen on its head. The salamander is walking towards a point below and slightly to the right of the camera.

🐸Cheat Mountain salamander (Plethodon nettingi).

Max size 120 mm (4.7").

Found in a small area in the Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia

Considered Near Threatened by the IUCN.

📷by Ryan Haggerty, USFWS on Pixnio

Oh, I haven't even heard of than one before.

The head and neck of a snake hanging from something not visible in the picture. The neck of the snake is grayish beige with large dark spots. The head is brown with tiny dark markings. The eyes are golden with vertical pupils. The snake is looking directly at the camera.

🐍European cat snake (Telescopus fallax).

Max size 100 cm (39.4").

Venomous.

Found on some islands in the eastern half of the Mediterranean and from northeastern Italy in the west to Iran, Azerbaijan and Georgia in the east.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by Marino Linic on Unsplash

A bright green lizard is sitting on a piece of wood. It has a number of blue spots down its side. It has a fine dark pattern on its back, sides and legs. Some thin twigs and a few green leaves can be seen behind the lizard. The lizard is looking to the right in the picture.

Ocellated lizard (Timon lepidus).

Max. size 90 cm (3 feet), but usually smaller.

Found in drier areas in Portugal, Spain, southern France and North-western Italy.

Eats snails, larger insects and (occasionally) fruit.

Considered Near Threatened by the IUCN.

📷from Pixnio

Helga obviously hasn't read any of the books on hognose behaviour.

I've held both a S. pullatus (somewhat feisty) and an E. schrenckii (very calm) back in the day (a friend of mine kept and bred both of them). The other two I only know from literature. I saw a group of E. schrenckii in Malmö Reptilcenter (Sweden) a few months ago. Gorgeous snakes.

A brown and white frog is sitting on a thick branch. It has both brown and white/light brown areas around the body, arms and legs. There are white spots/markings within the brown areas and brown spots/markings within the white areas. The top of the head and the lips are white. Several green leaves can be seen in the background. The frog is looking to the left in the picture.

🐸Amazon milk frog (Trachycephalus resinifictrix).

Max size for males 77 mm (~3"), for females 88 mm (~3½").

Secretes a poisonous milk-like substance when threatened.

Found in northern South America.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by GKorovko on Pixabay

Yeah, you just can't escape their 'great ideas'.

I remember being annoyed at those Ai-attempts at answering in Chrome. I found a 'recipe' for disabling it. I have since switched browser (I'm using Brave now) for privacy reasons. I can't remember if I had to switch anything off here, too.

I had to google what exactly this Gemini (specifically Gemini 3 as mentioned in your Alt-text) is. I distrust anything related to Ai, so I have disabled it everywhere I possible can.

Despite its popular name, this one has nothing to do with the order Rodentia. I believe the scientific name of this species is a tautonym.

(I hope I haven't given away too much.)

Well, that could so very well be true. It is in fact because their eyes have vertical pupils similar to those seen in cats.

I'd need to see a clean bill of health first. I'm terrified of catching chytridiomycosis.

A reddish brown snake with brown spots is partly curled up on a grassy surface. The throat is mostly white. The belly is a yellowish white. The snake has its head raised. It is looking to the right in the picture.

🐍Many-spotted cat snake (Boiga multomaculata).

Max size 77 cm (30.3")

Eats lizards and their eggs.

Found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik.

The look of someone who has already informed the help that he won't be seeing anyone today.

Iberian ribbed newt - Wikipedia

The Iberian ribbed newt (Pleurodeles waltl) will puncture its own sides with its sharp ribs as a defensive mechanism.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian...

The front parts of three lizards on top of a grass-like plant. They are cream-coloured with white, grey and black markings. They are looking to the right of the camera.

🦎Central netted dragons (Ctenophorus nuchalis) basking in Hartley's Crocodile Adventures.

Max size 28 cm (11").

Found in Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia).

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by David Clode on Unsplash

YouTube video by Iron Maiden - Topic The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (2015 Remaster)

The first one which came to mind was 'The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner' by Iron Maiden.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mZT...

A frog is sitting on a green leaf. It is mostly black with irregular white and light blue lines. The head and neck is orange. The frog is looking up and to the right in the picture.

🐸Fantastic poison frog (Ranitomeya fantastica).

Max. size 20 mm (0.8"). Females tend to be larger than males.

Found in northern Peru.

Threatened by habitat loss and collection for the pet trade.

Considered Vulnerable by the IUCN.

📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik

Depending on the severity of the comments, I either block or ignore them. I once made the mistake of spelling Colombia (the country as Columbia and got several responses which went further than pointing out that I'd made a spelling mistake - instant blocks.

A blue snake is partly curled up in a defensive position while holding on to a naked branch. The colour is darker along its back and on the top of its head. It gets progressively lighter down the side of its body and the side of the head. The jaw and belly is a very light blue with some white in between the scales. It is looking to the left of the camera. It is looking directly at the camera.

🐍Indonesian pit viper (Trimeresurus insularis).

Max. size 76 cm (2'6"). Females are larger than males.

Eats frogs lizards and rodents.

Nocturnal and arboreal.

Found from Java in the west to East Timor in the east.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik

The front half of a dark grey crocodilian resting on the ground. It is looking to the right in the picture.

🐊Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis).

Max size 210 cm (6'11").

Has protective, hard scales that cover its entire body, including the belly.

Found in a small area of the Yangtze River basin in Eastern China.

Considered Critically Endangered by the IUCN.

📷by the Smithsonian Institution

A turtle is basking on a log in the water. The colour of the turtle is very dark olive and it is covered in tiny yellow spots. The turtle is looking up and slightly to the left of the camera. There are a number of plants and algae in the water.

🐢European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis).

Max size 38 cm (15").

Found in much of Europe, western Asia and northmost Africa.

Threatened by habitat loss, climate change and competition from introduced species.

Considered Near Threatened by the IUCN.

📷by onkelramirez1 on Pixabay

Well, worst case scenario (for the kids) would be that they tasted bad.