terry, you just totally made my day with those pics. If i ever get my reptile park off the ground I am for sure getting me a nice group of Gilas. Absolutely love them.

About 20 years ago i was visiting Buzz Ross in west texas and he had some running around loose in his herp room. My wife sat down in an easy chair and buzz told her to be careful because the gilas liked to sleep under the cushion. She laughed until she realized he was serious. ...She stood up real fast!

About an hour later she came out to the RV crying and holding her hand....blood streaming from it. I asked her what bit her but all she did is cry. (all i could think of was Gila) When I finally got it out of her, she wimpered... a frog! Buzz had some big huge rat eating pixie frogs in a feed trough in front of his house and she was petting one and it turned around and nailed her. We still get a good laugh out of that one. Anyway, thanks for the pics.

Don

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