But it's not designed to kill." Unlike most other venomous animals, the Gila monster doesn't inject venom through hollow fangs. Instead, it produces its venom in venom glands in the lower jaw.

Gila monsters are noted for having the tenacity of a pit bull with a lockjaw bite, so the first order of business is to get ...

Gila monsters are the largest lizards in the country ... will be taken to a wildlife rehab in another state, but the animal that bit the man will first be transported this week to a lab at the ...

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 ...

In Gila monsters, Eng named it exendin-4 ... "The question is, what other animal has something to teach us that can be of future value? And plants, too? We will never know their value if they ...

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office released the autopsy of Christopher Ward, a 34-year-old man who died after he was bitten by his pet Gila monster ... keeping their animals safe from ...

A pet Gila monster bit a man in Lakewood, and the man ultimately died. FOX31's Courtney Fromm dove into the illegal-to-own animal and how its bites affect humans. A pet Gila monster bit a man in ...