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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
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 8:01 am to Rize
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People who keep that kinda shite are fricking weird.
Wow.
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 8:04 am to jbird7
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wtf is a gila monster
The only venomous lizard in North America...
So cute...
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Posted on 2/21/24 at 8:05 am to jbird7
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Posted on 2/21/24 at 8:05 am to Warfox
Posted on 2/21/24 at 8:05 am to jbird7
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wtf is a gila monster
This post was edited on 2/21/24 at 8:06 am
Posted on 2/21/24 at 8:05 am to GeauxTigers0107
Darwin wins again.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 8:08 am to Rize
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People who keep that kinda shite are fricking weird.
I agree. Months ago I took my son to the reptile show in Gonzales and saw that people actually sold venomous snakes. I'm talking cobras and gaboon vipers. Who buys these things?
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 HuskyPanda
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. I'm talking cobras and gaboon vipers. Who buys these things?
To me its less about who buys them than what kind of due diligence are they doing before they sell them to people?
I can see it now, 1 person ends up getting bit by a black mamba cuz their a-hole neighbor bought it at a reptile show and forgot to latch its cage.
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?
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