The Gila monster is often called a “living fossil,” and for good reason. It is one of only two venomous lizard species in North America, and its lineage can be traced back millions of years.

The Gila Monster plate is the fifth wildlife art plate to be released, joining quail, mule deer, Rio Grande cutthroat trout and roadrunner plates. The art for the Gila Monster plate was created by W.

A newly discovered, raccoon-sized armored monstersaurian from the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Southern ...

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.

Experts say that the last report of a human dying from a Gila monster bite was in 1930. "The vast majority of bites cause local swelling and bleeding," said Brandehoff, who said the bites can ...

What does the Gila monster have that we don't have? The key to more effortless weight-loss, apparently. It turns out the venom of a small, Southwestern lizard — the only venomous lizard in ...

"The Gila monster license plate is the fifth wildlife art plate released by NMDGF and MVD in recent years, with quail, mule deer, Rio Grande cutthroat trout and roadrunner plates also available ...

A 34-year-old Colorado man died last month after getting bitten by a Gila (pronounced HE-la) monster. Christopher Ward’s death may have been the first from a Gila monster in the US in almost a ...

The report lists the cause of death for the 34-year-old man as complications of Gila monster envenomation – essentially an injury, in this case, a bite, by a venomous animal of some kind.

The art for the Gila Monster plate was created by W. Howard Brandenburg. The Gila Monster is an iconic animal in the southwest desert and spends most of its life in underground burrows.