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The Monster stole my 'biner

The Monster stole my 'biner (view)

Gila Monster, we spotted it just inside California near the Nevada border. It was having a happy spring day until we nearly ran it over on a jeep road. As revenge for disturbing its day, it stole my biner and hissed at us (a slow menacing hiss, very much like an alien from Aliens). Gila Monsters are one of only two known venomous lizards on the whole planet (the other is a similar but larger lizard in Mexico), and are listed as a Species of Concern. There are two subspecies, this is a Banded Gila Monster, Heloderma suspectum ssp. cinctum.

Rating:Average Rating = 3.64/5 | Votes: 15 | Comments: 17

Submitted by: boltdude on 2004-04-22 | Views: 1543


Rating User Date
4 out of 5 stars sobre_la_roca 2005-06-08
3 out of 5 stars trevor 2004-05-14
3 out of 5 stars dfoerstel 2004-05-12
3 out of 5 stars phugganut 2004-05-11
2 out of 5 stars sync 2004-05-06
0 out of 5 stars ipsofacto 2004-05-01
3 out of 5 stars manacubus 2004-04-27
5 out of 5 stars moabbeth 2004-04-27
3 out of 5 stars scclimber 2004-04-24
4 out of 5 stars corvallis 2004-04-24
3 out of 5 stars biff 2004-04-24
5 out of 5 stars bigwalling 2004-04-23
5 out of 5 stars crotch 2004-04-23
4 out of 5 stars cracklover 2004-04-22
4 out of 5 stars kalcario 2004-04-22