
Day 139: Look Out It's A Monster!
This Gila Monster was not afraid of me at all! I was so freaked out. I was walking around the desert minding my own business when I saw him, I thought for sure he'd run away but no he started doing push ups- seriously. Maybe it is a survival technique but it looked like push ups. Anyway, I was on a photo session so I snapped a photo and went on about my day.
Well I'm pretty sure it was him that came running up the hill and sat right underneath a rock my client was sitting on! I threw a rock trying to get him to run away- did not work. So I threw pebbles so I could get closer to him (without harming him) nope. He just hung out, as fast as he ran we decided we should move because we didn't think either of us could turn and run quickly on the hill with cactus, slippery granite and the drop offs...
I have to say I am enjoying all the wildlife I have been photographing as of late!
*edit as it turns out this is not a gila monster, it's a chuckwalla. I've lived my entire life in AZ and have never seen or heard of one before.