| This is an animal called a Gila Monster.
The Gila Monster has a long tail. Its scales are pink and black.
Gila Monsters have long fingers and a round shaped head. They are
about 23 inches long. |
| Gila Monsters have hundreds of beadlike
scales that range to pink to black to orange in color. These colors
arranged in messy rings in his body. |
| Gila Monsters can be found in
the South Western United States and Mexico. |
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| The Gila Monster eats other animals.
It eats smaller animals than him. It saves fat in its short blunt
tail. He eats young mice, rabbits and squirrels. |
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| Gila Monsters like most venomous animals
should be treated with care as they have nasty attitudes. Gila Monsters
are ramming hunters who will chase prey like mice, or feast on the eggs
of ground nesting birds. |
