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 ...

Marvin the Gila Monster lives at the Lake Superior Zoo. This is the largest species of native lizard in the United States. They’re also the only venomous lizard in the country. There are no recorded ...

The Phoenix Zoo welcomed some new critters over the weekend. Three reticulated Gila monsters hatched from their eggs, according to a post on the zoo's Facebook page Monday. The post said that the new ...

FILE - A Gila monster is displayed at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Dec. 14, 2018. A 34-year-old Colorado man has died on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, after being bitten by his pet gila monster in a ...

A 34-year-old man in Colorado died earlier this month, days after one of his 2 pet Gila monsters bit him, the Lakewood Police said. Police said Tuesday that Jeffcom, an emergency communications center ...

(CNN) — A Colorado man has died after a bite from a large venomous lizard, called a Gila monster, that he illegally kept as a pet, according to Lakewood city officials. Christopher Ward, 34, owned two ...

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — A 34-year-old Lakewood man died over the weekend after he was bitten by one of his two pet Gila monsters, according to the Lakewood Police Department. Around 11:45 p.m. on Feb. 12, ...

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — A Colorado man died after he was bitten by one of his two pet Gila monsters earlier this month, authorities said. According to the Lakewood Police Department, the 34-year-old victim ...