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Man Dies after being bitten by his pet Gila Monster...
Posted on 2/21/24 at 7:57 am
Posted on 2/21/24 at 7:57 am
Pet Gila monster bites Colorado man, who dies in what experts call a 'rare event' - KSL News
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LAKEWOOD, Colo. — The Jefferson County coroner has confirmed that a 34-year-old Colorado man died this month, days after being bitten by one of his two pet Gila monsters.
"I think this case highlights that any venomous animals should be respected," said Dr. Nick Brandehoff, a medical toxicologist and expert in reptile bites with the Asclepius Snakebite Foundation, who was consulted on the Lakewood Gila monster case.
Gila monsters are venomous reptiles found in the southwestern United States. While their bites can be painful, they are normally not fatal to humans. Experts say that the last report of a human dying from a Gila monster bite was in 1930.
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Posted on 2/21/24 at 7:59 am to Lonnie Utah
My condolences
Posted on 2/21/24 at 7:59 am to Lonnie Utah
People who keep that kinda shite are fricking weird.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 8:01 am to Lonnie Utah
wtf is a gila monster
This post was edited on 2/21/24 at 8:02 am
Posted on 2/21/24 at 8:03 am to Lonnie Utah
Dem Gilas sure are venomous but Dey sure are tasty
Posted on 2/21/24 at 8:14 am to Lonnie Utah
Had one by my back door two nights in a row when my dog was a puppy. It’s illegal to kill them so for legal purposes I will stop this story right here. Nasty little things that hiss at you before they bite.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 8:17 am to Lonnie Utah
there's a 100% chance that the man had a pony tail.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 8:20 am to Lonnie Utah
Fun fact: The study of the gila monster venom lead to the development of GLP-1 medications like Monjourno and Ozempic.
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Eng and Raufman studied powdered Gila monster venom ordered from the Miami Serpentarium, whose owner survived 172 snake bites over the years as he produced venom for research.
Eng isolated a small peptide that he called Exendin-4, which they found was similar to human GLP-1.
Eng then tested his new peptide on diabetic mice and found something intriguing: It not only reduced blood glucose, it did so for hours. If the same effect were to be observed in humans, it could be the key to turning GLP-1 into a meaningful advance in diabetes treatment, not just a seasickness simulator in an IV bag.
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Posted on 2/21/24 at 8:23 am to Lonnie Utah
I've spent too much of my life piddling around in deserts.
Don't frick with any animal that lives in those shithole deserts. They're out in BFE for a reason.
Don't frick with any animal that lives in those shithole deserts. They're out in BFE for a reason.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 8:24 am to Lonnie Utah
I let my kid have a bearded dragon, that’s about as far as I’ll go. They don’t bite. Pretty cute little sucker actually.
Bearded Dragons actually have venom too, but they say it’s in such a small amount that at most it would just cause an itch similar to a mosquito bite.
Bearded Dragons actually have venom too, but they say it’s in such a small amount that at most it would just cause an itch similar to a mosquito bite.
This post was edited on 2/21/24 at 8:26 am
Posted on 2/21/24 at 8:25 am to Lonnie Utah
Deadly lizard bite and no Holes gifs?! Well that’s too damn bad!
Posted on 2/21/24 at 8:26 am to Lonnie Utah
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Gila monster
Is that a big salamander?
Posted on 2/21/24 at 8:26 am to Lonnie Utah
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Ward’s girlfriend reportedly told officers they bought Winston at a reptile exhibition in Denver in October and Potato from a breeder in Arizona in November, according to the animal control officer’s report. Told that Gila monsters were illegal in Lakewood, the woman told officers she wanted them out of her house as soon as possible, the report said. Officers working with the Colorado Department of Natural Resources sent the lizards to Reptile Gardens outside Rapid City, South Dakota. Twenty-six spiders of different species also were taken from the home to a nearby animal shelter.
Took,the spiders to an animal shelter…WTF
This post was edited on 2/21/24 at 8:28 am
Posted on 2/21/24 at 8:29 am to Lonnie Utah
People who own any reptiles are pure trash. Can't imagine what the inside of their homes look like.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 8:47 am to Lonnie Utah
People that own amphibians and reptiles as pets are weird as f
Posted on 2/21/24 at 8:49 am to Lonnie Utah
Hope the guy from the OB who plays with the venomous snakes is reading this.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 9:14 am to Lonnie Utah
I'm all for personal freedoms, but there should be a list of animals that people are not allowed to own. Venomous snakes, big cats, Gila Monsters, etc.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 10:32 am to Lonnie Utah
He picked quite a gila to die on
Posted on 2/21/24 at 11:22 am to Lonnie Utah
Anything w “monster” in the name, I ain’t keepin as no damn pet, that’s for sure.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 11:41 am to Lonnie Utah
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