Gila Monster in the yard

Our neighbors had said that there were Gila Monsters in Redington Ranch, but today was the first day I'd seen one. It's the only venomous lizard in the United States, and one of only a few in the world. Fortunately, it doesn't move very fast so it's not much of a threat to people--and no one has died from a bite since the 1930s. 

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