The largest zoo in Georgia is working hard to help conserve one of the world's rarest lizard species. Zoo Atlanta sent 11 endangered Guatemalan beaded lizards (Heloderma charlesbogerti) to La Aurora ...

The Gila monster of the American Southwest is presented as the world’s most venomous four-legged lizard, with an LD50 of 0.4 ...

Australia may be famous for venomous wildlife, but the lizard holding this surprising title lives in North America. A close ...

The monitor lizard is not a single species but an entire genus and is one of nature’s most successful reptilian lineages ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Some lizards have evolved to be resistant to the venom of snakes, ...

Despite their fearsome-sounding name and venomous bite, these desert-dwelling lizards – the largest in the United States – have evolved in unique ways to thrive in an arid climate. Native to the ...

While Gila monsters are not typically a threat to humans, their powerful venom can pose a serious danger if provoked or handled improperly. A 34-year-old man from Lakewood, Colorado died recently ...

Just because an animal is venomous doesn’t always mean it is “un-pettable.” Here are a couple of noteworthy exceptions. To most people, the term “venomous reptile” evokes images of cobras flaring ...