A Colorado man who died after getting bitten by a Gila monster was hardly alone in having the gnarly looking lizard for a pet. They're legal to own in most states, easily found through breeders ...

Native to southwestern U.S. and Mexico, Gila monsters are venomous reptiles and are one of the only two venomous lizards in the world, according to the San Diego Wildlife Alliance. The largest ...

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 chub once benefited from the engineering feats of beavers living in the upper Gila River basin, whose dams created deep, slow-moving pools the chub loved. So in the late 1800s, when beavers ...

The movie opens with a young couple parked in a bleak, rural locale pondering their future, A giant gila monster attacks ... and finds evidence of the giant lizard. They attempt to destroy the ...