ocr: Gila monster Gila monsters are lizards found in the deserts of - the southwestern USA and Mexico. Upto about 2 feet in length, Gila monsters eat small desert animals which they paralyse with their poison. These lizards are not very dangerous because they have to chew their victims to inject enough poison todo serious damage, and there are not many recorded deaths of humans due to Gila monsters. But it would not be sensible to pick up a Gila monster without thick gloves on!
