Colorado man bitten by pet Gila monster dead days later
Two Gila monsters and 26 spiders of different species were removed from the home after the rare bite, authorities said.
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Two Gila monsters and 26 spiders of different species were removed from the home after the rare bite, authorities said.
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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
A Colorado man died Friday after being bitten by one of his two pet gila monsters, in what might be the first case in nearly 100 years of the lizard's venom...
Authorities say a Colorado man is dead after being bitten by his pet Gila monster. Lakewood police say 34-year-old Christopher Ward died in a hospital Friday, four days after the bite by the venomous lizard. If confirmed, the death would be a rare case of someone dying from a Gila monster, which live in the southwestern U.S. Gila monster bites can cause intense pain but aren’t normally deadly. Jefferson County coroner's officials declined to comment, including whether tests showed yet whether the man died from the lizard's venom or some other medical condition. Officers took the lizard a...