I just cant stop....

[Bogertophis]

... So with this lizard, my childhood wish list will have been fulfilled and i can die content

Well, no need to rush into that...

[cletus]

That's pretty sweet. I've never seen babies before. You have quite the diverse collection!

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[RickyNY]

Oh man, I'm happy for you Sauzo. Congrats.

[bagnew]

Time to start a new wish list!

[Jellybeans]

They ARE venomous.
Why do you want to keep something that can kill you.....just asking

Well, no need to rush into that...

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[Ax01]

wow congrats! i love seeing these guys at the shows. there was one breeder freehandling a Gila Monster last spring. it seemed puppy dog tame and he invited select people to pet it.

Beautiful lizzy, I can totally understand getting sidetracked. (assuming no legal issues where you are?)

Nope. They are legal here. Only things illegal are crocodilea, crocodile monitors and i believe water monitors. And of course any venomous snake. Kind of ironic that a venomous lizard is ok but not snakes. I guess its the fact that snakes can easily kill you with a bite where as gilas and beaded lizards will just make you wish you died unless you are allergic to their venom like a bee sting and then you could go into anaphylactic shock and die.

you can't have any venomous snakes in KingCo. monitors and tegus are fine, but not any members of the Crocodylia. in Seattle proper, you're not supposed to have any snake exceeding 8feet. also no reptiles or amphibians that are venomous (or venomoid). and of course, no Crocodylia.

[Sauzo]

They ARE venomous.
Why do you want to keep something that can kill you.....just asking


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True, they are venomous. The venom is actually the same as coral snakes. Thing is, they dont generate enough to kill people unless you are allergic and go into anaphylactic shock like a bee sting. There has not been a documented death from one since 1939 and that was in children. A protein in their venom is actually being researched to help with diabetes.

So bottom line is that they wont kill a healthy human adult. And generally once they reach adulthood, they mellow out a lot. But of course you dont want to let your guard down. They are beautiful. That is why i want one. Heck, retics, burms and anacondas can kill you too...and have.....but people still own them. You just have to know what you are getting into and research and respect it.

If you look at my Caesar retic thread, you will a nice tag i took from him with me being dumb and leaving a rat scented cardboard on top of the cage stack and him finding it and me not reading his 'hunting' for that rat. He is normally laid back and a giant lush.

[Jellybeans]

I agree about the large snakes

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