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I love these guys. They look like desert salamanders. One of two venomous lizards that exist, the other being a close relative. The venom is 2x as toxic as a western diamondback rattlesnake, but they don't produce as much and their delivery system is not nearly as efficient. They essentially chew the venom in, relying on capillary action from teeth in their lower jaw to deliver the venom. I've only seen them three times, as they spend most of their time in a burrow. I've read that they only have to eat 4 or 5 times a year if they are extraordinarily inactive. Most zoos feed them twice a month.
