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Related: About this forumThinking gila monster? Get a hamster instead.
I guess there is a certain thrill to having a pet that can kill you, but the downside is that you might die. I always understood that being bit by a gila monster was not likely because the fangs are toward the back of the jaws. I hope they find a good home for the monsters.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/21/health/colorado-man-dies-gila-monster-lizard-bite/index.html
flying_wahini
(8,043 posts)Terrible way to die.
ShazzieB
(18,927 posts)I don't understand why some people want to keep dangerous animals as pets. SMH.
P.S. Did you mean to post this in a different forum, such as the Pets forum? Just wondering.
SarahD
(1,732 posts)I thought I selected Pets.
ShazzieB
(18,927 posts)It happens to all of us at some point!
You could still post it over there, if you want to. I'm sure it would be of interest!
jmowreader
(51,611 posts)The police are making arrangements to rehome the monsters at a wildlife park in South Dakota. It makes no sense to kill them because a Gila monster has a smaller brain than Donald Trump, and they're programmed to do three things: bite prey to death, eat that prey and reproduce.
Tom Kitten
(7,371 posts)According to wiki.
Coincidentally I was reading about Gila Monsters this week after watching Treasure of the Sierra Madre Sunday night.
Not a way I'd want to go.