Curated OER
Make Words
For this making words worksheet, students make as many English words as they can from the letters found in the words Gila monster only.
Curated OER
Gila Monster Word Challenge
In this word challenge game worksheet, students list as many words as they can from the letters in the words Gila and monster. The worksheet includes 13 hints for words the students may use. An informational paragraph about Gila monsters...
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Dr. Seward's Gila Monster Web Site: Gila Monsters
In addition to covering morphology, range, unique adaptations, activity patterns food & metabolism, and intraspecific interactions, this this site examines several interesting superstitions and fables related to the gila monster.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Gila Monster
This complete site presents a wealth of information in fact sheet format. In addition, find out how Native Americans viewed the Gila monster and how a component of its venom is being investigated as a possible drug to treat type-2 diabetes.
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Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Reptiles
This interactive animal guide from the Columbus Zoo highlights general information and fun facts about reptiles; this information can be sorted by diet or region where they live. Select an animal from the list to begin exploring.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Gila Monster (Heloderma Suspectum)
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of Heloderma Suspectum, more commonly known as the Gila Monster.
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids: Animals: Gila Monsters
Click-through facts-and-photo file about Gila monster characteristics, diet, and habitat. Includes a map of the country that pinpoints its range and a video that shows these poisonous lizards in action.
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Animals of the Desert
Learn about different types of animals that live in the desert biome such as the cactus wren, the desert lark, the dingo, the fat sand rat, the fennec fox, the Gila monster, and so on. Animal pictures and information is taken from the...
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Discover Southeast Arizona: Gila Monster
Is there truth to the persistent legend that the Gila monster has no anus and that its poison consists of bodily wastes voided through its mouth? Find out the answer to this question and other interesting facts on this general site.
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Bristol Zoo: Gila Monster
You will find a number of key facts about the Gila monster under the following topics: geographical distribution, diet, food & feeding, habitat, conservation status, relatives, physical characteristics, lifestyle, family &...
Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life: Gila Monster
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Gila Monsters (Heloderma suspectum), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species, and maps of its global distribution can also be...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Gila Monster
This concise site presents a drawing of the Gila monster. Key parts of the anatomy are labeled. In addition, the site discusses the habitat venom, diet, anatomy, and reproduction of the Gila monster.
Curated OER
Gila Monster
This complete site presents a wealth of information in fact sheet format. In addition, find out how Native Americans viewed the Gila monster and how a component of its venom is being investigated as a possible drug to treat type-2 diabetes.