said it’s illegal to sell or own Gila monsters in Nevada. They are a native Nevada species, and the only venomous lizard found in the United States. He said they have a nasty bite.

But while 34-year-old Christopher Ward’s death Friday may have been the first from a Gila monster in the U.S. in almost a century, the creature’s bite is well-known to be excruciating — and ...

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 ...

A pet Gila monster bit a man in Lakewood, and the man ultimately died. FOX31's Courtney Fromm dove into the illegal-to-own animal and how its bites affect humans. A pet Gila monster bit a man in ...

We report the case of a 40-year-old man who developed life-threatening angioedema and hypotension following the bite of a Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum), a venomous lizard of the southwestern ...

The 2900 block of Larimer Street in the RiNo Business Improvement District has been closed as part of Denver’s temporary Outdoor Places Program since July 2020, which turned portions of the city ...