Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum) Sonoran Desert - Arizona - One of two venomous lizards in the world

---

Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum) Sonoran Desert - Arizona - Defensive reaction - One of two venomous lizards in the world - Venom glands in lower jaw deliver venom to grooved teeth - Eats eggs and young of ground nesting birds - small mammals - reptile eggs - lizards - insects - carrion

---

Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Arizona USA
Photo credit: © John Cancalosi / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: america, american, animal, animals, arid, arizona, behavior, behaviors, close, close-, desert, dry, gila, habitat, heloderma, horizontal, lizard, monster, monsters, north, plants, poison, poisonous, predator, prey, reptile, reptiles, reptilia, sonoran, southeastern, southwest, squamata, states, suspectum, united, ups, usa, venom, venomous, west, wildlife, zoology