-*-Gila Monster-*-
The Gila Monster is found in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts, Mojave of Southwestern Utah, Southern Nevada, Southeastern California, Arizona and Southwestern New Mexico.
They can grow to about 18 to 24 inches.
Some colors they may come in is black, yellow, orange and even pink.
Gila monsters are venomous lizards. Venomous not poisonous.
The difference is you ingest poison and venom is injected.
They spend about 98% of their life under burrows.
They have two grooves on most of their teeth that carries out the venom.
Once the prey is bitten the venom flows into the wound as the lizard chews on its victim.
They strike fast and chew in the poison into their prey.
Even though this venom is deadly to it's prey and predator it is rare to hear about it being fatal to humans.
During warm weather they hunt at night on small mammals, birds and eggs. Their preferred prey are rodents.
In the winter they store fat in their abdomen and tail in order to maintain their healthy diet.
*Photo Courtesy of*: http://animal-world.com/
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