He was just a little guy in distress, so I didn't really think before plucking him out of the water at the edge of our swimming pool. But when the lizard turned his head nearly 180 degrees and bit my ...

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 ...