https://padlet.com/jcopeland8251/p8v3n74eykjuesw5 About Gila Monsters and how they are affected by the U.S-Mexican border wall. en-us 2022-01-27 18:20:08 UTC 2022-01-28 17:31:16 UTC hello@padlet.com jcopeland8251 https://padlet.com/jcopeland8251/p8v3n74eykjuesw5/wish/2016524521 The Gila monster is one of the endangered species affected by the border wall between Mexico and the U.S. An interesting fact is that they are one of five species who are venomous out of the whole lizard kingdom, which is 4,675. Also, they can live for a surprising 20 years, the record being 36. ]]> 2022-01-27 18:27:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jcopeland8251/p8v3n74eykjuesw5/wish/2016524521 jcopeland8251 https://padlet.com/jcopeland8251/p8v3n74eykjuesw5/wish/2018316740 Gila monsters restrict themselves mostly towards the Sonoran Desert, unlike their cousin the Mexican Beaded Lizard, being mostly in southwest Arizona, down in the Sonoran Desert's border that crosses into Mexico, extreme southeast California, and low down in southwestern Utah. ]]> 2022-01-28 17:18:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jcopeland8251/p8v3n74eykjuesw5/wish/2018316740 jcopeland8251 https://padlet.com/jcopeland8251/p8v3n74eykjuesw5/wish/2018320930 To list the Gila Monster's gorging diet list is atrocious, but they may include small birds, eggs, small mammals, lizards, frogs, insects, and carrion. They can eat up to one-third of their body weight in a meal, emphasizing their voracious appetite. ]]> 2022-01-28 17:20:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jcopeland8251/p8v3n74eykjuesw5/wish/2018320930 jcopeland8251 https://padlet.com/jcopeland8251/p8v3n74eykjuesw5/wish/2018335198 Gila Monsters, although sometimes have trouble fitting through cracks (being so bloated), they can sluggishly dash through open areas along the wall, risk of being ran over if there is a road is all-too high. ]]> 2022-01-28 17:28:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jcopeland8251/p8v3n74eykjuesw5/wish/2018335198 jcopeland8251 https://padlet.com/jcopeland8251/p8v3n74eykjuesw5/wish/2018339647 Gila Monsters, being migratory all across the Sonoran Desert, are heavily affected by the wall, having to go across more restricted openings that force collisions with natural predators and others of its kind, resulting in a mass, unnecessary carnage. ]]> 2022-01-28 17:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jcopeland8251/p8v3n74eykjuesw5/wish/2018339647