Imagine wandering through the blazing, sun-baked stretches of the American Southwest, where life seems impossible, yet the land teems with some of nature’s most astonishing survivors. Among these, the ...

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 ...

They are the second largest lizard in Arizona — as males typically grow up to be about 14 to 16 inches long — and are frequently mistaken for the larger Gila monsters because of their similar ...

saving animals bound for Hong Kong Colorado requires a permit to keep a Gila monster. Only zoological-type facilities are issued such permits, and Ward apparently did not have one for his lizards ...

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 ...

While encounters with venomous lizards are rare, they often occur when humans step into wild territories—either for research, tourism, or exotic pet keeping. These creatures don’t attack unprovoked; ...