Posted on 02/24/2024 6:21:30 AM PST by Red Badger
As a rule of thumb, species with, “monster,” as part of their name probably don’t make very good pets. Other key words to avoid would include, “venomous/poisonous,” “killer,” “fanged,” “”stinging,” and, “demon/devil.”
They are called Gila Monster, not Gila Cuddly Fuzzball.
Where was the miscommunication?
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What about sharks with fricken lasers? Yeah yeah I know as an alternative intemperate sea bass.
He died doing what he loved being fanged by a Gila monster. Next thing you know you won’t be able to play with your pet rattlesnakes
Lizard Cheney (Gila-Monster, WY)
Another Duh moment.
It seems that Colorado Man is joining Flrida Man and Bay Area Man as doomed branches off the homo sapiens branch of hominids.
I knew a guy who kept a rattlesnake as a pet. He insisted it was “tame”. Well, of course it wasn’t and he got bitten.
He lost 3 fingers on his right hand and spent a month in the hospital.
Idiot.
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Those dealers are probably just trying to steer buyers over to something with a higher mark-up price...Bearded Dragons, Asian Water Monitors... You have to watch these slick lizard salesmen.
I think the show “the kings of pain” let a gila bite them for research. I’ll have to look that up- those 2 fellas were nuts
Poisonous and deadly creatures, and some dogs “make good pets” (i suppose)... UNTIL they don’t!
Nature’s way of thining the herd.
No problem I’ll just get a couple of Kamoto dragons
In general, animals that can, and want, to kill you do not make for good pets.
Looks like a Darwin Award runner up.
Reptiles don’t make good pets. Even turtles can spread disease. Keeping anything that is poisonous or deadly large constrictors is stupid, and should be unlawful except for zoos or research institutions.
I consider anyone with a non-traditional pet to have a screw loose and to be avoided.
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