However, because Gila monsters are very large and slow-moving, they primarily eat mouse or rabbit eggs out of nests, meaning ...

For their size, up to 56cm, Gila monsters travel widely, ranging over an area as big as 100 or more US football fields in pursuit of prey, including bird eggs in nests high up in cactuses.

The Gila Monster is not only one of the most fascinating reptiles but also the only venomous lizard native to the United States. Here are nine incredible facts about this unique and dangerous lizard.

Gila monsters usually prey on small mammals, small birds, snakes, lizards, frogs, insects, other invertebrates, carrion, and the eggs of birds, lizards, snakes, and tortoises. 8 / 10 Incredible ...

Gila monsters are odd lizards, both from a physical and chemical standpoint. Most people can at least recognize the 1.5-foot-long lizard due its striking bumpy, pink and black scales, squat body ...

The Gila monster's bite may be agonising, but humans have been using the lizard's venom to save lives. Over 30 years ago scientists discovered the potential of Gila monster venom as a treatment for ...

A fish hatchery in Mora has garnered national attention thanks to its efforts to recover the Gila trout – a threatened ...