Monstrous giant reptile monster with harmful venom

The monster Gila (scientific name: Heloderma suspectum) is one of two venomous lizards originating in the southwestern United States and northwestern Sonora state of Mexico.

It is a heavy roller that moves slowly, up to 60cm (2.0 ft) long, the monster Gila is a lizard with Native American venom and is one of two known venom lizards. North America, the other species is beaded lizard (H. horridum). Although the Gila monster has venom, its slow nature means that humans are less threatened by it.

Gila monsters are found in southwestern United States and Mexico, a range including Sonora, Arizona, parts of California, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico (but not including Baja California). We live in bushes, succulent deserts and oak forests, find shelter in burrows, bushes, and under rocks in moisture-accessible locations.

In fact, the monster Gila seems to like water and can see them soaked in puddles after the summer rain. They avoid living in a wide area of ​​flat land and agricultural land. Gila monsters spend 90% of their time underground, in caves or shelters. It works in the morning in the dry season (spring and early summer), they can work on warm nights or after thunderstorms.

It maintains a body surface temperature of about 30 ° C (86 ° F). Gila monsters run slowly, but have relatively high stamina and maximum aerobic ability (maximum VO2). They were hunted by both North American coyotes and other carnivorous birds.

Gila monsters eat the birds, animals, frogs, lizards, small insects and decay. Gila monsters mainly eat birds and reptile eggs, they eat infrequently (only 5-10 times a year in nature), but when they eat, can eat up to a third of its body mass.

The prey can be crushed to death if it is large or eaten raw if it is small, it is swallowed first and swallowed by contractions and bending the neck. Unusually, as soon as the food has been swallowed, the Gila monster immediately continues to flick its tongue and show its search behavior, possibly as a result of the search for prey hidden in eggs like dust. and young birds in the nest.