New Gila Monster and info

[reptileexperts]

Thanks for the great info.

In the 60's Gila Monsters seemed to be a big thing. They were scripted into a lot of movies and TV. As I remember, a bite would ensue instant death all of time.

They could also spit venom at you and their breath was toxic enough to kill 50 men.

Fun fact: the Latin name suspectum comes from the Latin meaning of suspect. This was due to the namer suspecting it was venomous. Heloderma means bony skin. Which is what the beads are - bones.


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