You've probably heard about the Gila monster, but few people see it. That's because this reptile spends about 90% of its life underground. "They can get to be 20 inches or so, it's a large lizard ...

Pet Gila monster bites man, who dies in what experts call a "rare event" 03:03 The Jefferson County coroner has confirmed that a 34-year-old Colorado man died this month, days after being bitten ...

Gila monster 'Winston' bites, kills Colorado man who owned reptile as pet The Colorado man died after 1 of his 2 venomous pet Gila monsters escaped his cage and bit him By Sarah Rumpf-Whitten Fox News ...

A Gila monster that bit its owner in Lakewood on Feb. 12, leading to the man's death, was returned to Colorado this week and sent to a lab in Greeley on Thursday for testing on the reptile's venom.

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 ...

Even Gila monsters need a chance to cool off from Arizona's brutal summer heat. One of Arizona's famous venomous lizards was ...

Gila monster hormones can regulate blood sugar very well . It all started back in the early 1990s, when government researcher Dr. John Eng discovered that Gila monsters have a special hormone in ...

The Gila monster’s primary food consists of rodents, birds, bird eggs and other lizards. The tongue is forked, like a snake's. Bony plates beneath the skin protect the head and body.

Gila monsters are odd lizards, both from a physical and chemical standpoint. Most people can at least recognize the 1.5-foot-long lizard due its striking bumpy, pink and black scales, squat body ...

Gila monsters are venomous reptiles found in the southwestern United States. While their bites can be painful, they are normally not fatal to humans. Experts say that the last report of a human ...