{"id":422113,"date":"2024-02-21T10:22:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T10:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/02\/21\/man-dies-in-us-after-being-bitten-by-his-pet-lizard\/"},"modified":"2024-02-21T10:22:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T10:22:00","slug":"man-dies-in-us-after-being-bitten-by-his-pet-lizard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/02\/21\/man-dies-in-us-after-being-bitten-by-his-pet-lizard\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Dies In US After Being Bitten By His Pet Lizard"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gila monsters are venomous lizards that can grow up to 54 centimetres in length.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A man in the US died after being bitten by his pet lizard – a Gila monster. The 34-year-old from Colorado had two pet lizards, carnivorous reptile that are native to the south-western United States, the BBC<\/em> said. Their bites are not normally fatal to humans. The creature that bit the man on Monday 12 February was a juvenile that measured about 12 inches long, the outlet further said. The Jefferson County victim was taken to hospital and died last Friday.<\/p>\n

The coroner’s office has performed an autopsy but they are conducting additional toxicology testing to determine a precise cause of death.<\/p>\n

Gila monsters are venomous lizards that can grow up to 54 centimetres in length. They are heavy, slow-moving reptiles. The lizard has been named after the Gila River in the US.<\/p>\n

The BBC<\/em> said<\/a> that it is illegal to keep a Gila monster as pet in Colorado without a licence. The man also had tarantulas, which are also not legal to own.<\/p>\n

A Colorado Parks and Wildlife criminal investigator told CBS News<\/em><\/a> that they have been asked to remove the two Gila monsters from the home.<\/p>\n

These reptiles will be taken to the wildlife rehab in another state, but the animal that bit the man will be transported to a lab before that. There, its venom will be extracted and studied to learn more about why its bite led to its owner’s death.<\/p>\n

The last human death due to a bite from Gila monster was reported in 1930.<\/p>\n

That incident “was not even a medical journal case,” Dr Nick Brandehoff, a medical toxicologist and reptile expert, told CBS News Colorado.<\/p>\n

“The vast majority of bites cause local swelling and bleeding,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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