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Gila monsters are legal to own in most states, easily found through breeders and at reptile shows, and widely regarded for their striking color patterns and typically easygoing personality.
Authorities say a Colorado man is dead after being bitten by his pet Gila monster.
Ward's girlfriend told animal control they bought Winston at a reptile exhibition in Denver in October and another Gila monster named Potato from a breeder in Arizona in November
A 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.
A Colorado man died last week after he was bitten by a pet Gila monster, an animal you can't own in Las Vegas.