Gila Monsters

Gila Monsters — page 1 — Looking for Breakfast It is a warm spring day A Gila monster comes outside The lizard lumbers out of his hole from below the desert rocks Then he waddles slowly across the rocky ground He has been sleeping all winter He flicks his tongue in and out He’s hungry He is looking for breakfast How do you say Gila Q 4

Gila Monsters — page 2 — It sounds like HEE-lah A 5 A Gila monster comes out of its hole on a warm day

Gila Monsters — page 3 — The Gila monster licks the ground with his tongue He’s searching for food Watch out bunnies The Gila’s bite is poisonous His powerful jaws send venom into his prey There are only two poisonous lizards in the world Gila monsters are one of them The Gila’s cousin is the other Watch out for the Mexican beaded lizard 6 Gilas lick the ground to know if prey is near

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