A Colorado man who died after getting bitten by a Gila monster was hardly alone in having the gnarly looking lizard for a pet.They’re 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.But while 34-year-old Christopher Ward’s death Friday may have been the first from a Gila monster in the U.S. in almost a century, the creature’s bite is well-known to be excruciating — and…
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A Colorado man died after a Gila monster bite. Opinions and laws on keeping the lizard as a pet vary
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