Thinking gila monster? Get a hamster instead.

[SarahD]

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]

1. FAFO

Terrible way to die.

[ShazzieB]

2. Quite a story!

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]

4. Yes. Fat fimger.

I thought I selected Pets.

[ShazzieB]

6. Don't feel bad!

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]

3. I read the article

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]

5. First Gila Monster caused fatality since 1930

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.