The Gila monster has orange and black or pink and black skin covered in beads, can grow up to two feet long and weigh five pounds, and is a carnivore. They lay up to 13 eggs and live in deserts in the southern US and northern Mexico, have a powerful venomous bite for defense but are not endangered. Gila monsters spend much time underground and have slow metabolisms, living 20-30 years.

1. Gila Monster
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2. It’s Body Covering
The Gila Monster’s skin can be either orange and black, or
pink and black. Unlike most reptiles they are covered with
beads.

3. Weight and Length
The Gila Monster can be two feet long and weigh up to five
pounds.

4. Herbivore or Carnivore
The gila monster is a carnivore.

5. Babies
Gila Monsters are born in eggs. They can lay up to 13 eggs!

7. Some facts
Gila Monsters travel by feet and live in dry regions such as
Mojave and Chihuah deserts of southern U.S and Northern
Mexico.

8. Population and Self Defence
Gila Monsters have a really tight and strong bite, and have
poisen venom. The Gila Monster’s population is decreasing,
but they are not endangered.

9. Fun Facts!
*Gila Monsters can live twenty to thirty years.
*Once they bite they won´t let go.
*The bite is extremely painful but won´t kill you.
*They store fat in their tails.
*Eggs rank among their favorite food.
*Males wrestle during mating season.

10. More Facts
*They spend most of their time underground.
*Gila Monsters inspired a diabetes fighting drug.
*They can go months between meals because of their slow
metabolism.
*Like snakes they flick their tounges out of their mouth to
smell.

11. Quiz!
Around How many babies can a Gila monster have?
A.13
B.5
C.20

14. Question 2
A.20 years
B.30 years
C.10 years
How old can Gila Monsters live?

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