Pet Gila monster bites man, who dies in what experts call a "rare event" The Jefferson County coroner has confirmed that a 34-year-old Colorado man died this month, days after being bitten by one ...

A Gila monster that bit its owner in Lakewood on Feb. 12, leading to the man's death, was returned to Colorado this week and sent to a lab in Greeley on Thursday for testing on the reptile's venom.

The Gila Wilderness, home to wolves, mountain lions and other wildlife, marks a century as a ‘land lab,’ where nature thrives as far as the eye can see.

But inside the Gila monster’s spit is also a substance that is now showing major promise in helping detect extremely hard-to-find pancreatic tumors.

Ozempic was created thanks to research on Gila monsters, the only venomous lizard in the US. Their venom slows digestion and curbs cravings for hours.

A new study called for collapsing the Gila chub and headwater chub into the single species known as the roundtail chub.

A 34-year-old man in Colorado died after his pet Gila monster, named Winston, escaped his cage and bit him, police said.

Cycling’s governing body – the UCI – has defended its transgender policy after Austin Killips won overall victory in the recent Tour of the Gila in New Mexico.

As of Sunday morning, control of the Paradise Fire, north of Quemado Lake in the Gila National Forest, has improved, a U.S. National Forest news release said.

The opening stage of Tour of the Gila 2025 primed the pro fields for another four days of dynamic racing in and around Silver City.

Expert cyclists from around the world will descend on southwestern New Mexico this week for the 38th Tour of the Gila, a world-class event taking competitors through a grueling, 400-mile course.