Gila "Monster"

   Yesterday was an exciting day.  While working in the VC one of the volunteers came up to me and announced, "You need to go over to the Admin office right away.  There's a Gila Monster over there!"
I hopped in the truck and went over to get R and our camera and headed to the Admin office.  Following several other volunteers, I saw it lurking along the edge of the garage. 

   The guy was about 14 inches long and beautifully spotted.  Notice the usually spots.  No two are alike.  They are omnivorous, which means that they eat almost everything; bugs, worms, small lizards.  The Gila Monster is considered poisonous, but only if he chews on his prey.  The poison is injected when the prey is biten.