"Fatal Bite: Colorado Man Dies After Gila Monster Attack"

A Colorado man died after being bitten by his pet Gila monster named Winston, with the venomous lizard latching onto his hand and causing him to exhibit severe symptoms before being declared brain-dead. The man's girlfriend turned over the illegal pets to animal control, and the venomous reptiles were sent to a sanctuary in South Dakota, while the spiders found in their home were rehomed at an animal shelter. If tests confirm the cause of death as the lizard's bite, it would be a rare fatality caused by a member of the lizard species.