John O Report post Posted March 24, 2008 Came across this little feller while hiking on Saturday. By far the biggest one I have seen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Sniper Report post Posted March 24, 2008 Awesome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IHunt2live Report post Posted March 24, 2008 You got some nice pic of him to. Wonder how many quail eggs that fella has eatin it its life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted March 24, 2008 That's awesome! I haven't seen one yet this spring. I sure hope to. Last year I spent a day helping a biologist track the gila monsters that were radio taggged. Unfortunately, they were mostly deep in their burrows, so we only saw the head of one in his burrow. Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arizona Griz Report post Posted March 24, 2008 They are so cool. I have seen a few in the last couple of years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted March 24, 2008 I get so friggin mad when I see a picture of those SOB's. I have lived in Arizona my hole life! I have spent every day of my life ( minus college in flagstaff) In tucson and I have NEVER seen one! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues 'n' Sheep Report post Posted March 24, 2008 I get so friggin mad when I see a picture of those SOB's. I have lived in Arizona my hole life! I have spent every day of my life ( minus college in flagstaff) In tucson and I have NEVER seen one! I am a born & raised 'Zona Boy and I have never seen one either.... Way cool! CnS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DesertBull Report post Posted March 24, 2008 I have lived in Arizona my hole life! At least you admit that Tucson is a hole. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues 'n' Sheep Report post Posted March 24, 2008 I have lived in Arizona my hole life! At least you admit that Tucson is a hole. I thought he meant his life was a Hole..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Sniper Report post Posted March 24, 2008 I have lived in Arizona my hole life! At least you admit that Tucson is a hole. I thought he meant his life was a Hole..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wklman Report post Posted March 25, 2008 i see them about 3 times a year but thats only because i deliver out in the rural areas of Tucson and go down alot of dirt roads. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NRS Report post Posted March 25, 2008 We usually have 2-3 around the office every year, but then I work in the rural part of Tucson too. Last year we had to move one from inside the closet of one office and put him back outside. No idea how it got into the office in the first place. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted March 25, 2008 Spring seems to be the best time of year to see these monsters, so if you want to see one get out and look. They spend most of their lives undergound, which is why so few people ever see them. Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COUESAZ Report post Posted March 25, 2008 I have seen them most after a good hard ground soaking rain. Some times two or three a day at times. I have seen the most down by the units that suround Benson and St.David. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crotalus Report post Posted March 26, 2008 Really nice pix, thanx for the post! I've seen several in SE Arizona. With them spending as much as 90% of their lives underground, everytime you see one it's very special. With all the urban development our state is undergoing, these sightings will become far and few between. These poor things are being snatched up(not literally) or rolled over all over Tucson and surrounding areas. Here's some pix of one I encountered a couple years before that huge development west of the Willow Springs Ranch north of Tucson. Sad thing is that even more is being planned for this area...sigh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
