A tiny hatchling Green Anole, its tender age obvious from its disproportionately large eyes, makes its way cautiously through some thick grass at Cottonmouth Acres. These lizards are an important early source of food for neonate and juvenile cottonmouths, as well as for the young of many other snake species, though most will switch to other foods as adults. Anoles and skinks typically hatch in mid to late summer, just ahead of the baby snakes, and by the time cottonmouths are being born in late

The water anole (Anolis Aquaticus) 'breathing' underwater. This small tropical lizard found in Central America, may use this air bubble, and other connected ones that cling to its head and neck, to store oxygen during long dives. | Avantgardens