2. Thread the first bead through both strings and pull tight. 3. Repeat with the next four rows. Second row: Two beads in Color 1 Third row: One bead in Color 2, one in Color 1, one in Color 2 ...

According to the museum, the 12 healthy baby Mexican beaded lizards were born at the museum just in time to celebrate the holiday. The new babies are healthy, cute--and venomous.

Unique body patterns Gila monsters are heavy-bodied lizards covered in bead-like scales, known as osteoderms, with black and yellow or pink coloration that covers their bodies except for the belly.

The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden says its first four successful hatchlings of the critically endangered Guatemalan beaded lizard can now be viewed by the public at the Herpetarium.