YEARS In the making! The Gila monster is truly one of the most spectacular reptiles on earth. Their striking contrasted colors coupled with a substantial build and fast acting venom makes these lizards some of the coolest on the planet. After 2 trips to Arizona without finding these iconic lizards we had started wondering if we were ever going to be able to encounter them in the wild at all, but our most recent trip yielded FIVE individuals! After so much time spent looking for them, seeing this

KING of the desert! The Gila monster is truly one of the most spectacular reptiles on earth. Their striking contrasted colors coupled with a substantial build and fast acting venom makes these lizards some of the coolest on the planet. These lizards are desert specialists and utilize their environments to best survive in their often arid and harsh surroundings. While they may seem slow and dumb, these lizards are far from defenseless; equipped with a powerful neurotoxin these animals are more th