The Gila Monster

What if an animal could be venomous, have a powerful bite, and still want absolutely nothing to do with you? Meet the Gila monster, a slow-moving desert lizard with bead-like scales, bright warning colors, and a reputation that might be a little scarier than the animal itself. Gila monsters are one of the world’s relatively few venomous lizards, and they spend much of their lives tucked away underground in the deserts of the American Southwest and northwestern Mexico. In this episode, w...