A warthog is a good pet until it isn't.
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https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/warthog-attack-texas-exotics/
His Best Friend Was a 250-Pound Warthog. One Day, It Decided to Kill Him.
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Kind of like that guy with the chimpanzee who ate his face, most of his fingers, etc.
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Hakuna Matata :man-shrugging:
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And I guess a Gila monster is a good pet until its not!!
A Colorado man who died after getting bitten by a Gila monster was hardly alone in having the gnarly looking lizard for a pet.
They’re legal to own in most states, easily found through breeders and at reptile shows, and widely regarded for their striking color patterns and typically easygoing personality.
But while 34-year-old Christopher Ward’s death on Feb. 16 may have been the first from a Gila monster in the U.S. in almost a century, the creature’s bite is well-known to be excruciating — and venomous. For that reason, some question the wisdom of keeping the species as pets.
“It’s like getting your hand slammed, caught in a car door,” Arizona State University professor Dale DeNardo said of the lizard’s bite. “Even that initial pain is extended for an hour. Then you get the typical days of soreness, throbbing pain. It’s much worse than any bee, wasp or scorpion.”
A Gila monster enthusiast who has studied the reptiles for decades, DeNardo said even he wouldn’t want to have one in his house.
Within minutes of Ward’s pet lizard named Winston biting down on his hand without letting go, Ward was vomiting and couldn’t breathe, according to a report by the animal control officer who interviewed his girlfriend.
He was put on life support but didn’t pull through, dying less than four days after the bite.
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From what I understand you really have to work at getting a Gila to even bite you. I think there may be more to the story.
Here’s a from last year’s season of Kings of Pain. It’s a bite from the Gila’s less venomous cousin, the Mexican Beaded Lizard:
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