Gila monsters are large, bearded lizards native to deserts in the U.S. southwest and parts of Mexico. They are among the few venomous lizards. Due to their size and slow metabolism, they are slow ...

But is it spreading accurate information about Gila monsters? The Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary promotes conservation of native and non-native reptiles. The Arizona Republic talked to Katelyn ...

The desert-dwelling Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum) is the United States' largest and only native venomous lizard. Easily recognisable from its spotted orange-and-black skin, its bright armour ...

The Gila monster, which is native to the deserts of North America, can survive on just a few meals a year, thanks to a digestion-slowing hormone in its venom. The discovery of this hormone paved ...

Reaching a length of up to two feet (0.6 meters) and a weight of five pounds (2.3 kilograms), the Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum) is the biggest lizard native to the U.S. But it's largely ...

“Gila monsters are the largest lizards native to the United States,” according to LiveScience. They can grow up to 20 inches long and weigh up to 4 pounds. They use their venomous saliva for ...

Mexican beaded lizards are a species of large lizards closely related to Gila monsters. They live in Mexico ... the Mexican beaded lizard is native to Mexico. They prefer to live in thorny ...

(AP) - A Colorado man has died after being bitten by his pet Gila monster in what would be a rare death by one of the desert lizards if the creature’s venom turns out to have been the cause.

A Colorado man has died after a bite from a large venomous lizard, called a Gila monster, that he illegally kept as a pet, according to Lakewood city officials. Christopher Ward, 34, owned two of ...

Marvin the Gila Monster lives at the Lake Superior Zoo. This is the largest species of native lizard in the United States. They’re also the only venomous lizard in the country. There are no ...