Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-04-03 | Page 20 | Gila Monster May Appear Bad, but Really Wins Good Reputation

Gila Monster Hay Appear Bad, But Really Wins Good Reputation i. 4 i? A. V. HAf H (Op,r,M, t'altM J'ratuO Ta frarful OUa mnalr, lfrt f lha tMttrn aa-rla aa4 daHr mmara a( lh Wta araj aparaa la, in (art, a a't aarmiraa a no la ratlna: (llow. r.rnrbrdr aa nar4 al tal 9ntf af aiii4n an4 arrthla 4ath frm ronlart with lha lrrlhla nva tr of lha . It la 14 that th rr hrrafa cf Ma fimatj rr-tiira rr-tiira ta ta4-Hi rlih 4afrtlo an4 thrra la nat ajifwhrra anf Mthttt rror4 af anjrHa havlnc 414 from lha blta of a (iila ar.nnatr. It la Irna thai lha OH anonaOr la aulMa4 Kh a tolanft 4iKi. II la lorat4 ar lha bark af th tnwr jaw. Th prMlyr. hoaf, haa aa hMIw fama r lha hpodrfnr In. rt rn nf trnnm. nrh a lha raltl-rli raltl-rli ha. Tha mnt ta1h ara qulta aim liar la thoaa af a kilta-n. HE OUT! OHOOVlt . Hrlmtlai won 11 aar lhal ha GHa mnni.f ta rvlibroua. That la. 'tha bark lalit ara crnaa4 la lha Mini manner aa thota nf tha rali- hroui inikM. Tha ftnm mt lha monatar la puraly a prvtrilva gift fmm Nalura. Tha aiurh maMvnad Heard 4oa not kill anl irala aa pry. Mia 4lrt conaltj al rm-at rn1lralr af a(a. a rnha mmor h.Mi'a nrata. and la particularly-fi.nd particularly-fi.nd of anaka whlk Ha ra.fha. out and 4ia frt.ni lha an4 whtr thr haa han 4 prMa4 f"T hatrhmc. Tha 011 li-ar1 li-ar1 ta. Irowarar, a fnrmldahla flirhl ar and will kill tha Urg-st nah aad almoat anr amall animal In ratajMl. Naarlr alwata tha CHa, mon.tar fifhia In aalf 4frn. Tha vanoni of tha filta mnal-r la. hatnpf larhntralillaa, a rnant rat . rl rrm of a I human. It rou'4 h la a an lnrnalir aa lod and wwu4 rrirl lo lha dtfaatlv Julra ;ual aa lha alb u man of an ordinary rrg whan tak-n raw. PVn hava tha aama laboratory raartkna, a 4 both If nltadura4 kola lha bin M. rau4 hv harmful if not fata) raau-ta. la htttia, tha H wonatr i,aaa hla vaoom to oaralyaa hla antago-nlal. antago-nlal. Tha front laath ara quit hn-mlaao, but if ha aarura a hold with hla bark loath and braoka lha -kin lha poiactn will ta aha rrW4 and h rfetim. If not too larga, will mtUo In a faw mlnutaa, frrswwl rajaa hava baan olarrra4 In wh'rh human a hiva r.n blttra whlla handlina (Hla monat ra. Tha akin waa bmitn ta all raaa, but aa awalllna; raaultM nor any rmptomi or raaalta ofhar than thoaa raauli Inf from any ordinary ahraaton. If a 11 a wa4 lo hnJd hy lha aata for aavwal mlnutaa, lha H monatar probably would eauaa dlatraaa In an adult human, ll la Ineonraivahla howavar, that any paraon would allow al-low a Oil monatar ar any nthay era. alum to blta an4 bold aa indafW niily. rutly 4 par r-at of tha thlnn which paopla ballava about tha t.Ha monatar ara tintrua. Arfumenti to lha contrary notwlthaiandlns. tha tntarnal organa of tla Gila monatar ara aaactly tha aama aa thoaa of all Mhar limarda and anlmala, and thay function la axaotljr lha aaaa man aar. ( ara ahoul4 ba aiorclaa4 whan fill monalara ar ancounlarad la tha wild atata barauaa thay will blla without heailailon In aaf.4afanaa. But If bandltd rarafulir and not harm ad thay will ojulrkly baroma aomaatlrata4 and may ba (Ivan tha run of lha houaa without faar af attack.