Gila Monster
Feb 23, 2014 21:03:12 #
TucsonCoyote wrote:
Not a Gila Monster either Heirloom Tomato...sorry !
If you want to say that something isn't what OP thinks it is, you should say what you think it is. Sorry.
Feb 23, 2014 21:12:59 #
Heirloom Tomato wrote:
It's not a flower, or a pretty bird. Maybe it's not everyone's cup of tea. But it wants to say hello.
My Gila Monster is actually a Monitor Lizard, I believe. Sorry about the mistaken identity.
Feb 23, 2014 21:22:39 #
I ran into a Gila Monster on a quail hunt in the desert South of Phoenix. I shot a bird that dropped under a near-by tree. When I went to retrieve the bird I found it in the mouth of the big lizard! My immediate reaction was to softly say, as I back-tracked way, " Glad I could provide you lunch, big guy!" He was about 18" long with a very bright orange and black patterned back. The bird probably dropped right on him. He is the only one I have ever seen outside the Phoenix Zoo, and I have lived in Arizona well over 60 years.
Feb 23, 2014 21:48:38 #
Feb 23, 2014 22:00:58 #
DavidPhares wrote:
I ran into a Gila Monster on a quail hunt in the d... (show quote)
Great story! I don't think you'd want him to take a bite out of you as you retrieved the quail.
Feb 23, 2014 22:06:37 #
Feb 23, 2014 22:32:51 #
Heirloom Tomato wrote:
It's not a flower, or a pretty bird. Maybe it's not everyone's cup of tea. But it wants to say hello.
Such an an impressive portrait HT - high impact, highly cool - love it!
Feb 23, 2014 22:34:50 #
sunshooter wrote:
Looks like a monitor lizard to me, not a Gila Monster.
Yes, you are right. I've already been corrected and posted correction a few posts above yours.
Feb 23, 2014 22:35:12 #
kerfree wrote:
Such an an impressive portrait HT - high impact, highly cool - love it!
Thank you, kerfree! Lizards are good photo subjects.
Feb 23, 2014 22:35:42 #
Feb 24, 2014 02:00:13 #
interesting photo--I have never seen one before so enjoyed the photo
and also the info about this reptile especially in regards to the post by blackest
and also the info about this reptile especially in regards to the post by blackest
Feb 24, 2014 02:27:42 #
4ellen4 wrote:
interesting photo--I have never seen one before so enjoyed the photo
and also the info about this reptile especially in regards to the post by blackest
and also the info about this reptile especially in regards to the post by blackest
He's actually a monitor lizard but it was interesting to learn about Gila monsters! I had his identity wrong...
Feb 24, 2014 03:12:58 #
Feb 24, 2014 03:38:19 #
Good shot HT, I wouldn't like to wake up facing one of those first thing in the mornng.
Feb 24, 2014 07:29:55 #
Robert B
Loc: Lawrenceville, GA
Definitely not a Gila Monster. Looks more like a Monitor Lizard of some kind.
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