Gila monster bites are often painful but normally aren’t deadly, experts say. Photo: AP A 34-year-old man in the US state of Colorado died in February after being bitten by a Gila monster.

A 34-year-old Colorado man died last month after getting bitten by a Gila (pronounced HE-la) monster. Christopher Ward’s death may have been the first from a Gila monster in the US in almost a ...

A man who died after ... first to be caused by a Gila monster in almost a century. The 34-year-old, from Lakewood, Colorado, owned two pet Gila monsters whose bites can be painful but are not ...

A 34-year-old man in Colorado died earlier this month ... The bite was later determined to be that of a pet Gila monster and the victim was transported to the hospital, where he died four days later.

Despite being poisonous, the Gila lizard bites ... monster, who bit its owner, will be taken to a lab in Greeley at the University of Northern Colorado, where its venom will be extracted and studied ...

Their bites can cause intense pain and make their victims pass out but normally aren't deadly. A Colorado man has died after being bitten by his pet Gila monster in what would be a rare death by ...