Gila Monsters are pretty harmless to humans unless you’re trying to get bit. They avoid us, run away at the sight of us, and certainly don’t chase or walk up and bite people. They release potent neurotoxin from glands in the mouth when they bite that flows through grooves in the teeth. There, it mixes with the saliva and they chew the venom into their prey. While the venom itself is highly toxic, they only release a small amount that isn’t permanently damaging to humans. Moreover, it’s shockingly difficult to get bit by this slow, clumsy, docile species in the wild.
Most documented bites occur in captivity. The few recorded deaths happened in American antiquity, likely from infected wounds and not the venom itself. The bite, as described by pet owners on YouTube, apparently hurts worse than a rattlesnake bite, but subsides with no effects within a week. That’s bad luck to been bitten by both Rattelsnakes and Gila Monsters.
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