Colorado Man Dies After Bite From Pet Gila Monster

Colorado Man Dies After Bite From Pet Gila Monster
A Gila monster is displayed at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle on Dec. 14, 2018. Ted S. Warren/AP Photo/
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A Colorado man has died after being bitten by his pet Gila monster in what would be a rare death by one of the desert lizards if the creature’s venom turns out to have been the cause.

Christopher Ward, 34, was taken to a hospital shortly after being bitten by one of his two pet Gila monsters on Feb. 12. He was soon placed on life support and died Friday, Lakewood Police Department spokesman John Romero said Tuesday.