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The Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum, / ˈ h iː l ə / 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.
"The Gila Monster and its Allies: The Relationships, Habits, and Behavior of the Lizards of the Family Helodermatidae". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 109 : 1–238. ( Heloderma horridum exasperatum , new subspecies, pp. 28–32).
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 ...
The genus Heloderma contains the Gila monster (H. suspectum) and four species of beaded lizards. Their eyes are immobile and fixed in their heads. [2] [3] The Gila monster is a large, stocky, mostly slow-moving reptile that prefers arid deserts. Beaded lizards are seen to be more agile and seem to prefer more humid surroundings.
A Colorado man who died after getting bitten by a Gila monster was hardly alone in having the gnarly looking lizard for a pet. “It’s like getting your hand slammed, caught in a car door ...
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 ...
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 ...
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