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A Colorado man died after a Gila monster bite. Opinions and laws on keeping the lizard as a pet vary
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A Colorado man died after a Gila monster bite. Opinions and laws on keeping the lizard as a pet vary
But while 34-year-old Lakewood resident Christopher Ward’s death Friday may have been the first from a Gila monster in the U.S. in almost a century, the creature’s bite is well-known to be excruciating -- and venomous. For that reason, some question the wisdom of keeping the species as pets.
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Christopher Ward's death from a Gila monster bite is thought to be the first in the U.S. in about a century. Laws on keeping Gila monsters as pets vary from state to state.
A Colorado man who died after getting bitten by a Gila monster was hardly alone in having the gnarly looking lizard for a pet.