After mating, a female Gila monster lays up to 12 eggs in late summer, which hatch about 10 months later. 8. Gila monsters spend up to 95 percent of their lives underground.

Even Gila monsters need a chance to cool off from Arizona's brutal summer heat. One of Arizona's famous venomous lizards was ...

The Gila monster, distinguished by its black-and-pink patterned scales, spends the majority of its life beating the Arizona heat underground. Because of this, though, its habits have long been a ...

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.

Take the Gila monster, for example. This desert dweller is the largest and only venomous lizard in all of the United States.

Gila monster bites are usually not fatal. A 34-year-old man in Colorado died days after one of his 2 pet Gila monsters bit him. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages ...

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.

The Gila monster is the largest lizard found in the United States, according to the National Park Service. It can grow up to about 22 inches long and weigh about a pound, ...

A Gila monster is displayed at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. A 34-year-old Colorado man has died on Feb. 16 after being bitten by his pet Gila monster in a very rare occurrence.