Christopher Ward’s death may have been the first from a Gila monster in the US in almost a century, but the creature’s bite is well-known to be excruciating. Within minutes of Ward’s pet ...

Arizona is one of the states with the most venomous creatures in the U.S., none of which you want to find in your backyard. Thursday night, the Goodyear Fire Department received a call from a ...

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 ...

The Gila Monster bites and wrestles with its victim in its strong jaws as it administers its venom. Though immensely powerful and with the capacity for causing terrible pain and swelling ...