The Mojave Desert may lose and gain suitable habitat for Gila monsters. But the unathletic reptiles might be mostly stuck in the waning oases.

Gila monsters are large, bearded lizards native to deserts in the U.S. southwest and parts of Mexico. They are among the few venomous lizards. Due to their size and slow metabolism, they are slow ...

Imagine wandering through the blazing, sun-baked stretches of the American Southwest, where life seems impossible, yet the ...

The King Cobra, renowned for its immense size and fast-acting neurotoxic venom, is likely to defeat the Gila Monster in a direct confrontation. The Gila Monster relies on its strength, tenacity ...

Researchers uncovered one vertebra, and based on its size, they estimate the massive creature was at least 30 feet long when ...

It's a good thing the 19th-century scientists who sketched gila monsters in the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico didn't exterminate the species. If they had, modern researchers would not have ...

Instead, it originated from researchers curious about how the venomous Gila monster, a lizard native to deserts, can survive without food for extended periods. Their curiosity-driven question ...

Between the rattlesnakes, Gila monsters and scorpions, you need to stay aware to avoid a painful or possibly deadly bite or sting. However, one insect native to Arizona — you probably didn't ...