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Monsters at the Museum: Venomous Gila Monsters at High Desert
Museum
Meet the monsters Oct. 6 and enter a contest to name them!
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Bend, Ore. - Venomous gila monsters debut in their new exhibit at the High Desert Museum on Oct. 6 with keeper talks at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Meet the monsters and enter a contest to name them by October 31 to win a photo opportunity with the monsters!
The venomous gila monster is a threatened species in the High
Desert. It is the largest lizard native to the United States,
growing up to nearly two feet in length, with distinctive
black, orange, and pink scales.
The Museum would like to thank donors Tim McGinnis, Neil
Bryant, Margi Heater, Tom Triplett, Hans van den Houten and
Peter Holzer for contributing funding to bring this threatened
species to the Museum.
