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The Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum, / ˈhiːlə / HEE-lə) is a species of venomous lizard native to the Southwestern United States and the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is a heavy, slow-moving reptile, up to 56 centimetres (22 in) long, and it is the only venomous lizard native to the United States.
A Colorado man who was placed on life support after he was bitten by his pet Gila monster died of complications from the desert lizard's venom, an autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press ...
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 ...
A 34-year-old man died after one of his two venomous pet Gila monsters bit him, according to police and news reports. Police said they responded to a Lakewood home Feb. 12 after a call about an ...
Description. The genus Heloderma contains the Gila monster (H. suspectum) and four species of beaded lizards. Their eyes are immobile and fixed in their head. [2][3] The Gila monster is a large, stocky, most of the time slow-moving reptile that prefers arid deserts. Beaded lizards are seen to be more agile and seem to prefer more humid ...
Dickinson had previously survived bites from other cobras, rattlesnakes, a cottonmouth and a Gila monster. [99] August 31, 1965 Frederick A. Shannon, 43, male: Mojave rattlesnake: Arizona — Bitten on a finger of his left hand by Mojave rattlesnake while collecting specimens near Klondyke, on August 29, 1965. Shannon was one of the foremost ...
A Gila monster enthusiast who has studied the reptiles for decades, DeNardo said even he wouldn't want to have one in his house. A Colorado man died after a Gila monster bite. Opinions and laws on ...
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