Gila monsters are reptiles that live in North America and Central America. The name Gila comes from the Gila River which runs through a significant portion of their habitat. They get the "monster ...

Among these, the Gila monster emerges—a creature at once mysterious and mesmerizing, cloaked in vibrant colors and ancient secrets. This lizard, with its bead-like scales and deliberate ...

Gila monsters' venom has a compound in it that can regulate hunger. It's similar to a hormone people produce in our intestines — but the lizard version is longer-acting. The find led to the ...

Native to the Sonoran Desert of the American southwest and Mexico, the Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum) might look and sound threatening. But to many, it’s known for its status as the largest lizard ...

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 ...

For Gila monsters that live in the warming Mojave Desert, relocating to beat the heat may not be so simple. While climate change might create some better habitats, the lizards could be left behind ...

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 ...

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. "I think this case highlights that any ...

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.

The Gila monster is a large, magnificent and venomous desert-dwelling reptile found throughout the southwestern US and Mexico. A toxic bite from the Gila can cause searing pain, loss of ...

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 ...