No,  it is not a myth that Gila monster bites can be deadly LAKEWOOD,  Colorado––Suffering a slow,  painful death between February 12 and February 16,  2024,  Lakewood,  Colorado resident Christopher Ward,  34,  unintentionally demonstrated for the first time in 136 years that yes,  a Gila monster bite can kill a human. Reports of Gila monsters […]