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 #190491


Smams
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 Gila monster

are gila’s posiones are rare because i just found a website that has them
11/29/04  12:38am

 #198087


Hedwig
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   Message To: Smams   In reference to Message Id: 190491


 Gila monster

gilas are poisonous they are the only poisonous lizard in the world. (komodos aren’t poisonous they just arry a lot of bacteria that kills you)
12/12/04  04:30pm

 #198125


LGL
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   Message To: Hedwig   In reference to Message Id: 198087


 Gila monster

There are 2 lizards that are poisonous:

Gila Monsters
Beaded Lizards

LGL
12/12/04  05:44pm

 #198825


Hedwig
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   Message To: LGL   In reference to Message Id: 198125


 Gila monster

national geographic just lost my trust forever
12/14/04  01:09am

 #199818


Sky
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   Message To: Hedwig   In reference to Message Id: 198825


 Gila monster

i went to a reptile zoo in england and took a pic of a gila monster and beaded lizard.You could get very close to them as well.There was something in between the lizards and me but it felt great to get that close to one of these guys! Sky
12/15/04  09:54pm

 #206992


Boamaster200
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   Message To: Sky   In reference to Message Id: 199818


 Gila monster

are gila monsters/ beaded lizards placid? cause i might like to get onesome day. there cute little guys. did u know gilas are tickleish. lol sereiously not joke. just funny to know they r tickleish
12/28/04  01:48am

 #257116


Jon 03141982
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   Message To: Boamaster200   In reference to Message Id: 206992


 Gila monster

I dont wanna bother anyone but are gila monsters leagle to own now? Caus im from arizona and about 10 years ago they started to dissapear as a species,beaded lizzards too,and i thought you couldent own them as pets.I am curious becaus i have recived a few over the last coupla years for rehabilitation and in the case of all but one who went to a zoo,
rerelease.
02/24/05  02:51am

 #257154


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   Message To: Jon   In reference to Message Id: 257116


 Gila monster

They are legal to own in some areas, there are a few for sale online from breeders. They are venomous, not poisonous, but technicality, and not really a valid one so who cares. They don’t inject their venom, they have a chanel in thier mouths and when they bite the chew and the venom runs into these grooves and is masticated into the wound, very primitive delivery system. I think gila’s and beadeds are related very closely which is why many shows say there is one venomous lizard, I’m not ever sure what differentiates the two, locale most likely so they may even just be subspecies of each other, a more knollegable herper may be ablt to tell you for sure though.
02/24/05  07:12am

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   Message To: N2t   In reference to Message Id: 257154


 Gila monster

I’m pretty sure Beaded Lizards get longer than Gilas...

LGL
02/24/05  06:26pm

 #267323


Can_i_keep_him?
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   Message To: N2t   In reference to Message Id: 257154


 Gila monster

i know someone who owns a gila and a beaded lizard. he keeps them in the same cage and they seem to get along well.their body structure is almost identical.the only difference i can see is the slight colored scales.the gilas are reddish orange and the beaded is yellowish.
03/07/05  01:45pm

 #269973


Can_i_keep_him?
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   Message To: Can_i_keep_him?   In reference to Message Id: 267323


 Gila monster

and the length of the body
03/09/05  10:22pm

 #287025


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   Message To: Can_i_keep_him?   In reference to Message Id: 269973


 Gila monster

It’s crazy to me that someone would own a Gila monster as a pet! I am from AZ and we were taught as kids not to get NEAR them. But I must say that their coloring is beautiful. FYI I have heard that if a Gila bites they grind sideways distributing the poison. The poison kills all cells on it’s path through the body. I saw a program on Animal Planet called Venom ER. Scary stuff y’all!
03/26/05  01:03am

 #287230


LGL
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   Message To: Beesaboo   In reference to Message Id: 287025


 Gila monster

One of my friends owns a Gila as a pet, and I plan to own one later on in life.

LGL
03/26/05  10:55am

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   Message To: Beesaboo   In reference to Message Id: 287025


 Gila monster

Hi Beesaboo,

WOW! Someonelse that will admit to being from HELL!

I too was taught as a kid not to "play with the fauna" in the desert! Though I watched a kid I knew in High School let a wild tarantula tromp around on his hand - not me!
They are an awful pretty animal, but not one I would like to own - lets keep them in the desert - with the scorpions, rattlesnakes, and havalinas (wild pigs)!
03/28/05  04:12pm

 #291652


Tigerlillydun
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   Message To: HEATHER23   In reference to Message Id: 289348


 Gila monster

Im from AZ too. They are protected here & I have seen ONE in the wild. Unfortunately it was on the reciving end of a very big dog,...lizard died dog lived,...too bad :(
03/30/05  04:47pm

 #332220


Kaadams
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   Message To: Tigerlillydun   In reference to Message Id: 291652


 Gila monster

Can you GIVE ME INFORMATION ABOUT THE GILA MONSTER

PLEASE!
05/03/05  09:12pm

 #332223


Kaadams
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   Message To: Tigerlillydun   In reference to Message Id: 291652


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Can you GIVE ME INFORMATION ABOUT THE GILA MONSTER

PLEASE!
05/03/05  09:12pm

 #332229


LizardKing
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   Message To: Kaadams   In reference to Message Id: 332223


 Gila monster

sure. go to www.google.com
05/03/05  09:16pm

 #391258


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   Message To: LizardKing   In reference to Message Id: 332229


 Gila monster

Quote:

I’m pretty sure Beaded Lizards get longer than Gilas...
LGL

you are right
07/05/05  01:35pm

 #392376


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   Message To: Tino   In reference to Message Id: 391258


 Gila monster

ok i read this in a book. gila monster store fat in their tail. gila monster are tough. there once this man try to drown a GILA MONSTER BUT HE FORGOT THAT THE GILA WAS IN THE WATER SO TOOK A TRIP AND WENT BACK HOME IN A WEEK LATER AND SEE THE GILA FLOATING AND WAS SLEEPING.gila monster never drown. gila monster eat eggs, baby and slow moving mouse, baby birds that fell off the nest. a gila monster live in desert. gila monster and beaded dragon are the only venomous lizard in the whole friggin world. gila monster can grow to be 20-22 in big. gila monster hibernete during winter.



07/06/05  01:29pm


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