The Mets are in Arizona for a three-game set against the Diamondbacks, but it appeared SNY analyst Keith Hernandez was preoccupied with some of the local wildlife during the broadcast. 

Coming out of the break for the top of the fourth inning of the Mets’ 8-5 win, SNY opened with a shot, presumably of the Grand Canyon.

Play-by-play man Gary Cohen pointed out the size of the canyon’s river when Hernandez, 69, said, “I bet you there’s a lot of Gila monsters down there.” 

The comment prompted Cohen, 65, to ask his broadcast partner what exactly was a Gila monster. 

“It’s a lizard and then when it bites you, you don’t want that to happen because it will never let go,” Hernandez said. 

The intrigued TV voice of the Mets then asked, “Is it like an iguana?” before asking if it was “like an armadillo.” 

“It is something that you don’t want to tangle with,” Hernandez quipped.

Cohen quickly responded: “That’s why they call it a monster.”

The interaction can be added to the long list of memorable back-and-forth chats between the SNY broadcasters. 

As for what exactly a Gila monster is, National Geographic describes it as a “small, striking lizard with black scales and an array of orange stripes and spots.” 

Gila monsters appear pebbly and are part of one of the only venomous families of lizards.

The lizard spends 90 percent of its time underground and is primarily nocturnal, according to National Geographic. 

Human interaction with a Gila monster is rare, according to National Geographic, bites can occur and cause swelling, intense burning pain, vomiting, dizziness, weakness, rapid heart rate and/or low blood pressure.