Meet the Gila monster, the largest native lizard in the United States. But watch out for its venomous bites. ... From April through July, male Gila monsters wrestle to win the right to breed.

Gila monster bites are usually not fatal. A 34-year-old man in Colorado died days after one of his 2 pet Gila monsters bit him. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages ...

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 ...

Gila monsters are a type of lizard widely regarded for their striking color patterns and typically easygoing personality but they have a painful and venomous bite. Skip to main content.

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 ...

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

Christopher Ward was taken to a hospital shortly after being bitten by one of his two pet Gila monsters on Feb. 12. He was soon placed on life support and died Friday, Lakewood police said Tuesday.

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.

Fitzgerald said, of the thousands of lizard species, the Gila monster is one of only two that are venomous. “These are shy nocturnal animals, you know, that come out at night,” Fitzgerald said.

A 34-year-old man in Colorado died earlier this month, days after one of his 2 pet Gila monsters bit him, the Lakewood Police said. Police said Tuesday that Jeffcom, an emergency communications center ...

A Gila monster enthusiast who has studied the reptiles for decades, DeNardo said even he wouldn't want to have one in his house. Within minutes of Ward’s pet lizard named Winston biting down on ...

The Jefferson County coroner has confirmed that a 34-year-old Colorado man died this month, days after being bitten by one of his two pet Gila monsters. / Credit: CBS "I think this case highlights ...