btw - the first reptile I ever had, when I was 9, was a southern alligator lizard (Walnut Creek, CA). She was gravid when caught, bit me when caught, laid 10 eggs a week later.

So sometimes they do bite when gravid. I never thought about it at the time, but I never noticed them being more docile when gravid.

It will be interesting to see what happens with this one after she lays, assuming she is in fact gravid.