Lizard venom has played a crucial part in helping humans take a bite out of diabetes and obesity. The Gila monster is a large, magnificent and venomous desert-dwelling reptile found throughout the ...

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Because they are slow, they rely on their painful venom for defence, often giving a warning hiss before their strike. Before Ward, the last person to die of a Gila monster bite, in around 1930 ...

Stay calm and immobilize the affected area to slow the spread of venom. The Gila monster is one of only a few venomous ...

The Gila monster's bite may be agonising, but humans have been using the lizard's venom to save lives. Over 30 years ago scientists discovered the potential of Gila monster venom as a treatment for ...

The King Cobra, renowned for its immense size and fast-acting neurotoxic venom, is likely to defeat the Gila Monster in a direct confrontation. The Gila Monster relies on its strength, tenacity ...

The Mojave Desert may lose and gain suitable habitat for Gila monsters. But the unathletic reptiles might be mostly stuck in the waning oases.

Stay calm and immobilize the affected area to slow the spread of venom. The Gila monster is one of only a few venomous lizards in the world, native to the deserts of Arizona and surrounding regions.