"Gunny" the Gila Monster In Congress, Arizona 6/26 Postcard

There are only two venomous lizards in the world, and both live in the Southwest; the Gila Monster and the Mexican beaded lizard. The shy Gila Monster is one of seven reptiles species protected by Arizona law since 1952. They are the surviving members of an ancient beaded lizard family, distinguished by their colourful beaded skins. Both species live in Sonora, Mexico, but only the Gila Monster can be found in the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts. Seldom seen, these unusual creatures are living fossils, honoured by primitive man, and if not carefully guarded doomed by civilised man. read more here: http://www.scenicdrive.org/cgmonster.htm