Gila monsters are the largest native lizards living in the United States. They're also known as some of the only lizards in the world who are venomous, but they don't use this venom for catching prey. Gila monsters are generally considered sluggish animals and may spend months without eating. This is because they're really good at storing energy! Gila monsters live in burrows going so far as to lay their eggs inside of them. Scientific Name: Heloderma suspectum Range: southwestern US and northwestern Mexico Size: 16.7 inches (425mm); 1.3 pounds (600g) Diet: vertebrate eggs and nestlings Lifespan: 20+ years You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles --- We always do what we can to be as accurate as possible, but we're only human; if you catch a mistake please let us know and provide a link for verification! --- All images, videos and sound effects used herein are 1) public domain, 2) used under a Creative Commons license, 3) used with the express permission of the copyright holder, or 4) used under the parameters of Fair Use law. Credits via Youtube: AskaBiologist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op3eBNZvgF0 Credits via Flickr: Eric Kilby - https://www.flickr.com/photos/ekilby/32766067996 California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife - https://www.flickr.com/photos/californiadfg/22911504352 Tobias Nordhausen - https://www.flickr.com/photos/93243867@N00/26162943618 Shaan Hurley - https://www.flickr.com/photos/btl/4507185470 Credits via Wiki Users: Donteiser - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GilaMonsterAZvideo01.webm; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GilaMonsterAZvideo02.webm Charles Lehardy - https://vimeo.com/108434969 Josh Olander - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AZ_Gila_Monster_02.jpg Other attributions: Diego Gtz - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/21956115 Matt Berger - https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/53159570; https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/53159546; https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/53156259 Websites used for research collection: https://books.google.com/books?id=ZbqMW_D4X9YC https://books.google.com/books?id=GD97LV03DDwC https://books.google.com/books?id=r-Liq4O4udsC https://books.google.com/books?id=0e3OuHRRoIQC https://www.desertmuseum.org/books/nhsd_gila.php https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/g/gila-monster This video is licensed under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)*. *you can find information about all the different types of CC licenses here: https://creativecommons.org/ **changes were made to the original Transcript: alugha Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/AnimalFactFiles
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