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Gila Monster

Heloderma suspectum

Description:

Hazy black and faded orange.

Habitat:

Sonoran desert

Notes:

Licking up water during the first monsoon rain.

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3 Comments

the_tajminator
the_tajminator 11 years ago

wow I haven't seen a gila monster in forever and never one this big

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Nice spotting Tim. I would love to see one of these for real. Thanks.

NeilDazet
NeilDazet 11 years ago

Hi Tim! Welcome to Project Noah. What a fantastic 1st spotting - a Gila Monster! I love it!

TimGeorge
Spotted by
TimGeorge

Oro Valley, Arizona, USA

Spotted on Jun 16, 2012
Submitted on Jun 28, 2012

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