He was just a little guy in distress, so I didn't really think before plucking him out of the water at the edge of our swimming pool. But when the lizard turned his head nearly 180 degrees and bit my ...

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 and at ...

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. Christopher Ward ...

A Colorado man has died after being bitten by his pet monster lizard named Winston — as the victim’s girlfriend described finding the venomous desert reptile latched onto his hand. Christopher Ward, ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A Colorado man has died after he was bitten by his pet Gila monster, according to police. Police in Lakewood, a city just outside of Denver, say medical crews were called to a home ...

This story about Tulsa Zoo worker Kip Siemens, who was bitten by a Gila monster, incorrectly reported that he no longer works with other animals, including venomous animals. Siemens, a zookeeper, does ...

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.