From May 27 thru June 4, 2006 I vacationed in Las Vegas, Nevada. We also traveled to the western edge of the Grand Canyon and visited Mojave National Preserve in California. The daytime temperatures ranged from 75-111 degrees, getting warmer as the week progressed. We found eight different types of lizards: chuckwallas, night lizards, a banded gecko, zebra-tails, desert spiny lizards, side blotched lizards, whiptails, and desert iguanas. 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. Six snakes (four different kinds) were also found on this trip. These included: a Mojave rattlesnake, a glossy snake, coachwhips and gopher snakes. This section of the website contains digital photographs taken by Ken Gerard.