From July 1 thru July 7, 2005 I vacationed in Las Vegas, Nevada. The daytime temperatures ranged from 105-112 degrees. We found nine different types of lizards: chuckwallas, night lizards, banded geckos, zebra-tails, desert spiny lizards, side blotched lizards, whiptails, a desert iguana and a leopard lizard. Most lizards were captured using the "noose" method, which involves slipping a lasso made of string over the reptile's head and pulling. This method of capture does not harm the animal. All animals were photographed and released at their point of capture. Eight snakes (five different kinds) were also found on this trip. These included: Mojave rattlesnakes, glossy snakes, coachwhips, a California kingsnake and a night snake. This section of the website contains digital photographs taken by Ken Gerard.