Reptiles are cold-blooded, which means they bask in the sun to warm up and slip into shade to cool down, and this grid collects a dozen of the most fascinating among them. Hidden inside are a CHAMELEON that swivels each eye on its own, a GECKO that climbs glass on microscopic toe hairs, and a CROCODILE whose bite ranks among the most powerful ever measured. Snakes get their due too, from the constricting PYTHON to the venomous COBRA and VIPER. The names lie forward, backward, and along the diagonals, so a measured scan beats a rushed one when CHAMELEON winds across the board. Tap your way through on a touchscreen or print a sheet for a herpetology lesson, the full key set aside for checking. Each guess is resolved on your own device and shared with nobody. Lizard-loving kids and reptile-house field trips both find plenty to like.
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FAQ
Both appear as separate words to find. In the wild, crocodiles have narrower V-shaped snouts and alligators have broader U-shaped ones, but in the grid you only need to match the letters of CROCODILE and ALLIGATOR.
Yes, tortoises are shelled reptiles, just slow-moving and land-dwelling ones. That's why TORTOISE sits comfortably alongside the lizards and snakes in this puzzle.
SKINK, ANOLE, and MONITor are lesser-known lizards that surprise some people. Looking them up after the hunt is a good way to discover reptiles beyond the usual snakes and crocs.
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