All about Gila Monsters! *Venomous*
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
- Today we introduce you to a new species on the channel- Gila Monsters! We cover diet, habitat, behavior, toxicity, and how we care for our lovely girl Sheila!
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it's so funny to me that people are afraid of them. They're so slow that you'd basically have to step directly on them in order to get bit. As long as you don't pick them up they're one of the more chill venomous animals.
Got a lot of here where I live and they're really chill if you ever come across them. Dudes are just vibin
@@ca66agepatchk1d lol
@@ca66agepatchk1d lol same with the house gekos in Texas like 5-7 are just vibin at my window it's just so funny I once saw a fat tailed geko just vibin in my tub man that moment was the funniest thing it was like " are you just gona stand there or are ya gona catch me?"
I've seen one at my nearby zoo and the handler said that they found it in the mountains directly behind the zoo just chilling on a rock with an injured leg so it was taken to the zoo to be healed and released! They look so slow and peaceful, you'd have to be a monster to hurt one on purpose 😭
For real. You have to basically shove yourself into their mouth before they'll bite. 1 they are so slow, and 2 they are so chill. My buddy who has a lot of exotics has a few of them, and they move like freaking treacle from a jar. (Except when he adds their food, then they are supersonic... At least compared to how they normally move.)
I am born and raised SoCal, and I am 58. When I was young we used to see these guys all the time just at the back of our property and out hiking. I still walk the hills by my house and it's been at least 20 years since I have seen one in the wild anywhere... between humans taking their habitat for themselves and all the wild fires we are missing MANY SPECIES: horned toads, several species of birds ( especially ground nesting and river bottom nesting birds, butterflies and bees have dwindled, hummingbirds, and even the number of predatory birds has dropped. I keep a water source on my unfenced portion of my property and plant lots of bird and butterfly friendly plants... but sadly "islands" are difficult for wildlife to travel too and as the cost of water rises more and more people let their yards die.😞
I get so sad watching greedy developers carving up any open space. They care not what the impact is. We're battling growth in N. Georgia.
That is extremely sad. I love the idea of leaving a water source.
@@katiekane5247 I live in north georgia too(moved here from sardinia) Cherokee co. It's crazy how much they're building. So much woods being destroyed
@@parisinthe30sx im from NC but was in Toccoa GA and surrounding areas around new years. It’s really beautiful there, I hope you guys are able to keep it that way 🥺
The open spaces in the Phoenix area are rapidly disappearing now. Just in 7 years, I've seen dramatic disappearance of open desert. I'm pretty sure gila monster numbers are going to decline into threatened status at the rate things are changing.
I do not look forward to the not too distant future when there's apartments and big box stores up against the base of my favorite wild place, Superstition Mountain. I think our unique desert species would be in much bigger trouble if it wasn't for the protection of entire mountains in the area and the close proximity of Native American land to major cities.
as a type 1 diabetic i learned about these and instantly loved them they shed there pancreases after so many meals which is why they were trying to do a study to see if it could help cure diabetes
That's amazing! How cool!
God bless their little souls.
[Also a Type 1 diabetic btw]
How do they shed their pancreas???
@@saga2964 i forgot where i read it but i think its due to their diet in the wild leading to them needing a new one thats one reason they had originally wanted to do diabetic studies on them is what i had seen
That might be related to why their venom contains an insulin mimicking compound.
I’m a native Tucsonan, and I’ve been fortunate to see one almost every year. The smaller ones will sometimes climb up a wall, but they usually casually walk on their way to find food. One way people get bitten is they think that because they walk slowly, they can be easily picked up; however, they can whip around quite fast to bite if they feel threatened. The best thing is to enjoy them from a distance and leave them alone.
Same here
I’m native to Phoenix!
I’ve only seen one twice, I think
Why... Why will ppl never learn to leave the *wild* animal alone?
Same here! I remember as a kid our teachers drilled it into us not to touch the pretty lizards.
You know you've spent enough time stalking Snake Discovery when you're momentarily surprised there's a video you haven't seen, and then realize it was released less than 10 minutes ago.
I've seen every Snake Discovery video at least twice..Hbu
I fell the same way
@@Nat.the.Bat. same-
That's so true. I WATCHED THIS LITERALLY 25 SECOND BEFORE IT WAS RELEASED
I live in AZ and Chuckwalla's scare me much more then Gila Monsters
The climbing habit might be where the 'leaping at you' myth came from. Imagine you're walking along a dessert canyon and a Gila monster falls on your head! Actually the poor thing just lost its grip and fell but ya know, animal with a bad rap, people make assumptions. So excited to see more of the great critters at Snake Discovery!
I am thoroughly convinced this is exactly how the myth started lol also the way she breathes while on the wall is so cool to watch.
I imagine the Gila would be rather surprised. They don't seem that aware.
The Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle has these. I always loved the reptile room there, and the Gila monsters were always my favorite, because I was a little scared of them, but also was amazed.
I’m going there later this year for a CAKE concert I’m really excited
used to live in Seattle and I've been through the woodland Park zoo so many times and they actually I think got another one and it is a beautiful orange color you should really go check him out
@@JimmeyDeee I unfortunately don't live in the area anymore. But next time I am I will do that!
I’m afraid I have bad news, guys. The Woodland Park Zoo closed their reptile house a few years ago. And the nocturnal exhibit. They used to be my favorite exhibits…
@@katehucks774 Thank you for this update. I haven't been in about 7 years so I'm glad to know.
I was bitten by a Gila a few months back
It was truly awful, I was handling a friends no gloves & it chomped on my left ring finger. We got him off quickly & it was still a small individual.
But it was incredibly painful. Within the first 5 minutes the swelling started, and over the course of the next several hours the swelling reached upto my elbow. The pain was intense at first, radiating from the initial point of envenomation upwards. And it came in waves & the spread came every couple of inches as it spread. So finger knuckle, then wrist, then half way up the forearm, elbow & ending just below my shoulder. The pain for me was going within about 2 or 3 hours. And most pain was tenderness from swelling. Which especially came when I lowers my arm down to my side. Then it was throbbing.
The nausea lasted from about 10 minutes in to about the same time the pain subsided.
After about 4 hours, the swelling was the main symptom I had & it lasted about 2 days, and around day 2 it wasnt as noticable. But good lord, my arm swole about twice the size.
I can see why someone would describe it as lava injected into your veins, but for me it wasn't that intense, but definitely the worst pain I've ever felt. In terms of pain it only felt maybe a scale higher than a yellow jacket or hornet. But I highly recommend not chancing it lol
Although I feel for your pain, learning about your experience is really fascinating! Thanks for sharing!
Huh, doesn't sound too bad then. Must have been a really small dose. But I have had pain experiences few people have so I'm probably warped.
@@darcieclements4880 , I would agree it likely was. Only one side of their jaws made direct contact & punctured the skin & it was about a subadult, so I got more or less half a full venom yield at worst from relativity small glands, & we didn't allow him to chew. So it likely could've been worse, but even from that amount it was awful. Those first 3 or 4 hours were the worst I've feel in my entire life, it was more discomfort than anything. Of all the symptoms the pain was the least severe. The pain from the swelling was worse than the initial pain from the venom spreading. At least with how my body reacted to it.
@@SnakeDiscovery absolutely, if anything I like to think maybe someone can learn from my mistake & not make the same one.
A detail I realize I forgot was the angle I was bitten was really close to my knuckle & it meant he could only get the left side of his jaw on my finger. So it should be noted that of whatever amount I got, it was only from the left venom gland.
But long story short, I 100% recommend bite proof gloves if someone is going to handle one. It was absolutely my mistake, I moved a finger just slightly, & that could've been avoided had I used proper equipment. Or simply not handled him to begin with (although when asked if I want to hold a Gila how could I say no?? 🤣)
Did you have to go the ER or anything?
When I moved down to AZ for college a few years ago I asked some of my new AZ friends to go hiking and they had a whole lecture about how terrifying Gila Monsters were (they can leap at you, they leak toxins through their skin, they can spit venom at you, etc.) and that you shouldn’t hike around them at all. I found it pretty comical because I was the one not from AZ who was slightly worried about the rattlesnakes
I've lived here in AZ for 20 years and have never heard anyone talk about Gila Monsters. xD
@@neolithiumproduction lmao maybe it was just my friends - just ASU things?
Case of drop bear syndrome
Born and raised. Only ever heard someone talk snake 😂
@@evanpalmer7297 the ol pacific tree octopus situation
the quote on the gila monster’s venom on its wikipedia page has one of the the funniest descriptions of an animal I’ve seen:
“I have never been called to attend a case of Gila monster bite, and I don't want to be. I think a man who is fool enough to get bitten by a Gila monster ought to die. The creature is so sluggish and slow of movement that the victim of its bite is compelled to help largely in order to get bitten."
...now I'm trying to invent a scenario in which you might get bitten by a Gila monster without actively bothering it. Fell asleep in the desert with raw egg on your hand?
@@Eloraurora
I dunno, Sheila doesn’t seem to keen on biting. You’d probably wake up with Gila saliva all over you lmao
That's awesome 🤣🙈
@@urgae9125 Probably so. If you woke up startled and flailed around, you might scare her into biting, but otherwise she'd just go mlem mlem mmm egg, and you'd wake up with unexpectedly clean fingers.
That's kind of what I was thinking, based in this video. This thing looks harmless, I can't imagine one actually biting without large amounts of alcohol and the phrase "Hey, watch this!" preceding the event.
From seeing her clinging to the wall, I get the vibe that even if you didn't provide climbing opportunities, she'd make her own!
Lived in Arizona my entire life and I have never seen a Gila Monster in the wild. Thanks for sharing all the cool facts about Sheila!
Me too
Same
AZ is a large state. They have a range that crosses to Mexico where they are mostly found underground.
Gila Monster, or as i call them, Danger Tegus. I love these lil guys, cute lil pug lizards. They are just so neat looking. Such a specific looking reptile.
they're cute as hell!! arguably one of the least terrifying looking (and behaving) venomous creatures
“Danger tegus” LOL I love it! 😂
I get why many of these channels with zoos don't want to show all of their animals because they'd like you to visit and experience it for yourself but..I'm in the UK..and a student. Definitely not going to able to afford travelling over to the states anytime soon, these videos introducing new animals are like gold to me because there's no other way for me to know what's new
I so feel you!
Being at the other side of the world, and not knowing what cool new animals they brought in, is so frustrating! 🙈
If you're on Reddit, r/AIDKE is great just for... Animals you didn't know existed. Altho I do kinda agree. Some museums I've seen have a sort of compromise of a rotating section of their online/virtual exhibits. I'm just happy they've been doing this so long they have so much content.
I did a project on these guys in 1st grade and they have been my favorite lizard since! Thank you for doing this video
I grew up in Southern AZ about 5 min from Saguaro national park East and didn't see a gila in the wild until last year (at 33yrs old). It came into my mom's yard to get a slurp of water and take a surprise swim in a pond.
Last year Saguaro East was also doing a gila monster count because of the heavy monsoon season that had the gila's coming out of the burrows regularly.
It'd be cool to have midnight zoo nights where everyone could see the nocturnal animals
It's in the works ;)
Our local aviary has occasional night hours so you can see owls, and bats!
@@jacquelinetownsend2819 Our local zoo (it's a very bada and old zoo) had nocturnal tours for biology and vet students, my sister went a few times and said the owl were the most active, always calling or flying around, tho I'm sure many of the animals there were stressed :/
The zoo sent most of their large animals to bigger, better zoos and I think it's in the process of closing entirely, at least I hope so
I love the names of their reptiles: Ally, Sharon, Sheila 😂 Except for Rex and Drax, they sound like a group of little old ladies
Don't forget Rhonda
As an Arizona native, I have seen a few in my lifetime. When I was a kid they were often treated as being "incredibly dangerous" and many people would kill them thinking that they were immediate threats. Through the amazing work of our local wildlife groups, people have become a lot more educated on them. The link you dropped in the description for Friends of Saguaro is actually one of those amazing organizations here in Southern AZ. Great video as always Emily, thank you for further educating people on this amazing species! We are very proud to have it here :)
I've seen exactly one gila monster in the wild as an Arizona resident. While I was hiking up Camelback mountain, there was one sitting on a rock but being the popular hiking trail it is a bunch of people started looking at it and it got spooked and ran off. Thankfully no one was foolish enough to try and touch it.
Camel back is a beautiful mountain
If it was during the day, it might have been a Chuckwalla! They're all over there during the day!
i feel like these are what inspired the lizards from Holes! i would totally visit the zoo if you weren’t 21 hours away!
Same!!
When ya live in India ☹️
Their little hands are so adorable, I just cannot!! Thank you for sharing a little about Sheila, and I look forward o seeing her grow over time!
I wonder how fast the venom works to cause extreme pain. If it’s fast, then it would be strong protection to an individual animal. The bitten enemy would be too preoccupied by agony to further pursue the lizard as it slowly walked away. Many venoms and poisons don’t do their individual bearer much good if they are the first of their kind attacked by an enemy as they act too slowly. But responding to an attack by delivering immediate excruciating pain could save their lives.
Mostly like being poisonous for these guys, they don't usually survive unless the foe is an equal match size wise.
From what I've heard when they actually bite they have a habit of pretty much latching onto their opponent and chewing, so I guess the survival concept for the Ghila is latching on, the would-be predator trying to shake them off in a panic as the pain gets worse and then just looking for an easier prey.
I reckon the venom is of more use as a long-term lesson for predators than an immediate survival tactic.
My Aunt and Uncle lived in Arizona for a few decades. In the 70's and 80's they would tell us about seeing them strolling about in their back yard and on occasion would find one resting on the back porch. Of course they stayed in until they left the porch.
I live pretty close to the desert so I get to see these beauties in the wild fairly regularly! I even had the joy of seeing a baby gila monster in my front yard around a year ago
I got to see Sheila a month ago when i got to drive up from Texas to visit the zoo! Was very cool meeting all the wonderful reptiles, as well as you guys
Hello ED and Emily, lol I have 3 Heloderma suspectum cinctum, all papered. They were my buckettlist animal. I first saw them in a book when I was 4yrs old, now 67. I have owned many venomous species thru-out the yrs. They simply captivating animals. Mine will be 3 yrs old in Nov 22. Will try to breed them next yr. Thanks for putting this vid out. I did learn something new though, I am going to try to teach mine to jump into my arms when I call them lol. Thank you so much for making this video. Hope to someday meet you guys when I am visiting my daughter in the twin cities, Take Care
@@PondScummer yes… the commenter is also joking
Virtually adopting one of these guys is probably the safest way to "own" one, while also helping them as a species, I love programs that do this! My friend virtually adopted a Manatee in my name for my birthday last year, and it was the best gift ever, like I nearly started crying because I just love sea cows for much.
Those gloves are the same ones I use when I give my cat his medicine, 10/10 recommend.
4:22 Ed, carefree and with the speed of a full-bore toddler, "I'll do it!" 🤣🤣🦎
My understanding is Gila Monsters are pretty chill and generally fine to handle without the gloves. I've heard their bite is very painful if you do misread one, but the venom won't cause a necrotizing wound so there is that. In any case, they are a beautiful lizard.
Fairly safe but definitely not worth risking experiencing the worst pain in your life. Even tho I want to pat their head
the gloves are really just for the not getting bit, and for covering all bases in case of incident
Honestly, when it comes to myths: For the longest time I thought Gila Monsters lost their toxicity in captivity, like Poison Dart Frogs.
How? Lol
Sheila is so cute! Welcome to the zoo. I remember being fascinated by them as a kid.
So in pokemon terms, it has a high defense and hp, but low attack and speed. Probably has the 'poison point' ability.
Definitely has Poison Fang as its signature move!
Edit: Maybe a poison/ground type due to the venom and its habitat
@@notmyrealname4363 Poison/ground for sure
makes sense
Gina monsters are awesome I’m so happy y’all got one!
I love that she looks like someone beaded her exterior. What a beautiful creature!
Emliy is amazing. She so clearly loves what she is doing and loves to share what she knows just because she really want to share it. Because she thinks its is so cool. Love how it shines out of her how much she loves what she is talking about and how she is so genuine excitede about all the animals.
You, Ed, and every other person at discovery is wonderful too, thanks so much for your hard work, but I have a soft spot for how nerdy Emily is. And we see her the most soooo... 😊
While living in Southern Arizona I took summer drive to cool off to Mount Lemon (southernmost ski area in the US). On the way down the mountain, a Gilda Monster was on the road. I pulled over hoping to coax it out of danger. IT CHASED ME all the way to my car. They’re capable of running MUCH faster than believed!
I was trying to find a video then this happened so I clicked on this. The pins are so cute. I remember looking up this lizard and was always interested in them. I think I see them as a theme/water park in Florida. A boat ride kinda like the popeyes ride somewhere else. I don't know if it's the correct lizard but it looks really similar to that. It be a lizard that had dragon in the name, again. It's been a while so I ain't sure.
Kimono dragon?
Bearded dragon? Chinese water dragon?
A bearded dragon?
@@meowthekitty321 no. It's not those two. The only water in their enclosure was like a pond looking water and everything else was bright filled with sand
Kamodo dragon?
She's so cute and seems to be such a good girl and she has an amazing home
I've lived in AZ all my life and I've only gotten 1 chance to see a gilla monster in the wild! We made sure to keep our distance but it was an incredible experience!
Your such a big inspiration, thank you for being the best you tuber out there!
there's was a Gila monster-like reptile in the Hell Creek Formation called "Palaeosaniwa", quite big (comparable to monitor lizards).
I visited your zoo yesterday! I never thought that I would be able to come because I live so far away, but I’m so glad I got to meet You and Ed and see all of the animals I’ve been watching so long!
It's cool that we get a virtual tour for these little secrets of the zoo ! Specially for the ones that live far from the US 😅 thank you !!!
I am LOVING the theme of goofy costumes and custom pins you guys have got going! Each design is too adorable to be allowed, and it’s a satisfying idea in much the same way as challenge coins but maybe even cooler!
Another amazing, educational video. I love this channel. Thanks Emily and Ed!❤️
I love watching you. I love how you take care of your animals.
I remember watching wild kratts and learning about the gila monsters and I love them now.
I remember that too. I've watched so much Wild Kratts and it's actually what made me love animals so much to the point that I want to become a zoologist.
@@CodaBlairLucarioEmperor same!
I just donated to helping them. I love these creatures so much and have been since I was young. Gila monsters are amazing.
I'm from Arizona and it made me chuckle to hear Emily pronounce Saguaro National Park as Sag- waar-ro It's correctly pronounced suh - waa - row, same as the cactus.
She was doing so well up to that point, too!
Same! It took me a second to figure out what she was saying.
Bullet Train moment
As a native New Mexican who lives 1 hour away from the Gila River, seeing this made my day!! 💜💜💜💜
I had no idea Gila monsters were native to the us, nor that they were this small! In my head they were in the same category as Komodos from the scant bits id heard about them. Thank you for this video!
people in the comments are so sweet. i love this community and i hope it can grow bigger and bigger
I’m so happy! Those animals are amazing!!
I love them! We went to Scottsdale every three months for 10 years and found them all the time!
I had no idea there were so many myths about gila monsters. I was lucky enough to see one just outside of St George, Utah several years ago. It was in the front yard of my cousin’s neighbor’s house. My mom caught it, fed it an egg or two, and released it further away from the houses. I hope it’s doing well.
the introductions are very appreciated to those of us (>me
Awe That’s so amazing that you’d be talking about underrated animals! I love these and I wish everyone the best of luck seeing Emily&Ed! ^w^
I used to be rather indifferent to reptiles until I found your channel 5 years ago. Now, I’m fascinated by reptiles and love them so much! Thank you for spreading knowledge and appreciation of these amazing creatures, Snake Discovery.
I was howling with delight at her name before I even clicked. I love her; I will protect her with my life. I'll have to come say hi to her one day.
Sheila is gorgeous! Great way to come inside after being outside in about 85° (f) weather.
I went to the texas reptile zoo, and I saw these. They were absolutely beautiful! You were brave for doing that Ed! 😂
I love how you educate it keeps my focus and I learn so much from y'all! Thank you for your dedication and passion!
I remember as a kid going to a hotel in Phoenix Arizona and there was a Gila monster in the parking lot
Oh my goodness I'm so excited I might be going to see you guys in St Louis
The one thing I remember being told as a kid was if you were bitten by a gila, the only way to remove them without tearing your flesh apart was to kill them. They would tell us that their jaw is too strong for anyone to remove it properly, and that we wouldn't have enough time to get to a hospital for help lol. I also remember them saying pink gilas were more venomous because it meant they were still very young
Yeah so none of that is true.
@@darcieclements4880 they know, einstein
My friend suggested u guys to me and I have been watching you guys for three years now
The gila monsters are awesome! Can't you also ultrasound them as well to determine the sex? They're super interesting and look awesome! Are you guys going to get any beaded lizards as well?
Being an Arizona native I would like to thank you for this video. I have only seen two Gila monsters in my life and in their natural environment they are extremely beautiful. I appreciate both of you for this.
I’m not sure if you already have an Anole lizard in the zoo, but if you don’t I think having a couple would be a good idea. I just think their cute and adaptable.
I am a big fan I started watching u guys for 6 years and I live in San Diego
I’m so early!! I love y’all and all of your animals especially Cheyenne! She’s my favorite lol 😂 don’t tell the others. 😅
My dad had one walk through his backyard a few years ago. Love them!
I always found it fascinating in CA owning a Gila monster is illegal, but if you want to own a beaded lizard (close cousin and equally as venomous) many vendors sell them at reptile shows. I just found that weird why both species aren't allowed to have. I for one would never own a hot, but for those who do and have done the research it would be cool for them to have that opportunity ^^
Congrats on the cool new lizard ^^
The owning is probably a combo of a native species and the hots side of things...California is kind of crazy anyway with a lot of things.
A kit if people near me are hoping that Ohio reduces restrictions for private zoos and sanctuaries back to what it was before the mess a few years back...which was due to a personal collection that wasn't a zoo.
@@AzraelThanatos I mean I suppose that makes sense, but if there are breeders actively working on providing captive bred specimens it would take some of the heavy load off the wild populations as far as poaching for pets goes.
@@houndgirl7365 It's probably more of the thing to stop the someone sees one and knows they're kept as pets and grabs a wild one because they found one. Most people don't really even consider it
When i was younger, I had a few toads as pets (Mainly ones that were less twitchy when they'd get into window wells and get trapped), and one tree frog that was injured when I found it in Jr High...it had a run in with a menace of a dog one of the family campers had with them during summer camp (The camp had a few simultaneously running camps, one of which was for families with really young kids to show up either with RV's or tents...one had an uncontrollable little thing that tried to bite a lot of people that week...) took the frog home and took care of it for a few years until my cousin stole it for a show and tell (without telling me) and left it there, sitting on the radiator in a cheap, 1/4 gallon critter keeper that I used to keep the frog in when cleaning his tank or feeding him.
A friend of mine was always hunting streams for salamanders or newts to keep.
One friend has a tortoise that was wild, but it got adopted by his family when it had moved into his backyard when he was little out west and still has it.
If some sees it as a potential pet, they'll likely try keeping it.
@@AzraelThanatos I mean that is true but making it illegal doesn't stop that either unfortunately and I have seen Gilas for sale on morph market. Thing is there are other states and a bigger pool if you will of people who wants them. Having a captive bred population is a piece of the solution as one can always reintroduce captive bred Genetics to groups with smaller genetic pools. The other thing is educating to buy captive bred vs wild caught. I completely get what you are getting at I would catch blue bellies all the time some we would even try to keep, though when they were looking a bit rough they would be released. As a kid I was never taught captive bred vs wild caught and the harm I was doing, but if I had I wouldn't have tried to keep so many critters. I feel like many others are in that same boat and as an adult now it's important to continue that education. If we can have various now endangered species captive bred in captivity that's a big boon for wild populations as well as keepers alike. The other problem as Emily stated was people killing them out of fear and I think that's the biggest issue along with human encroachment.
@@houndgirl7365 It's California...
I've lived in Arizona my whole life and only saw one once. We were super safe and respectful of its space. So magical!
Just realised I'd never heard "gila" said out loud before lmao I have always called them gill-ah monsters in my head
This is like when I was little and loved reading more than talking so I messed up my pronunciations regularly haha
Same- I thought it was GEE-LUH lol
I'm so happy you did gila monsters! they've ALWAYS been my favorite lizards FOREVER I wrote a report on them in second grade (when I started watching your channel) I'm almost in middle school now!
General Question: Are Monitor lizards also venomous? I know that Komodo Dragons are but I cant remember if the other species are as well
A lot of monitors are, the specifics vary though.
I don't think they all are, but that's just speculation.
It is an area of debate. Venom is kind of a bat term in general.
I love Gila Monsters! I did a report on them in 2nd grade because I thought they were just the coolest lizards ever. I'm 35 now, so it's been a while since I thought about that time period
You didn't really talk about their temperament but considering what you said about them, Gila Monsters seem layed back and easy going, which explains why people want them, but still defensive depending on the situation and their mood and personality. Of course that varies between individuals and I only have Sheila's behavior, which is chill except for one sassy clip, and your words.
Her videos are absolutely amazing
Gila monster: Haha! I am the only venomous lizard in the U.S. and I’m very big! I’m also called a “monster” FEAR ME!!!
Komodo dragons: Pathetic
They’re such a beautiful color! She looks like a sunset :)
Real earlyyyyy
Noice u 1st
Nice your first!
I was second
Omg I'm so excited you'll be here! See you this weekend!! We will definitely be coming in crazy hats!!
Who else found out about this fantastic reptiles through the wild Kratts and they’re younger
Same
😭
@@theabirde why you crying? Memories??
@@juliusroman8616 my fav show when I was little
I grew up in Tucson Arizona and love that you have one of our interesting animals!!!
I've always found that when an animal is considered venomous people assume it's a really dangerous animal and forget to consider how venomous it is. I grew up being told copperheads, timber rattlesnakes, and brown recluses are all deadly venomous animals, which caused me to be afraid of them as a child. Like if I got bit by any of these I would just kill over. When in fact, you have to go out of your way to get bit by one of these animals. Plus, if you seek medical treatment immediately for a bite you will be fine.
For copperheads specifically depending on where you live you do have to be careful especially when they're first starting to wake up in Spring.
Mmm you still have time to get to a hospital. The only people who die right away are people who have an allergic reaction, which you can have from even the mildest blood stream penetrating venoms.
I have been lucky enough to see a Gila Monster in the wild on one of my visits to AZ. Me and my friends were up near Lake Pleasant when we saw one crossing the road.
One time I was hiking out in the desert in my area and a Gila monster and her baby were basking on a rock! Another thing is that I just came back from a expo and bought an enclosure for my to-be banana ball python! Does anyone have name suggestions? (any gender)
Banana 💖
Saffron
@@quix66hiya22 I actually really like that name, thanks! :D
@@captaincaspian42 adorable! My sister had an idea to name them Barry B. Bensen after the Bee movie xD
Orrr... Banana Split!!
These types of videos always make me feel like I’m a kiddo at one of Emily’s educational programs, but I always learn something new!
i live in Arizona and have actually seen one on a friends property it was under her house with eggs she had to call a snake removal guy to come move them to a better location (i believe he moved them to blm land ) but this is def a cool lizard
blm land????
@@ghostlain Bureau of Land Management land I believe?
@@phangirlable hahaha i think they thought you meant black lives matter 😅
@@ghostlain In this context, Bureau of Land Management, not Black Lives Matter.
Yes bureau of land management sorry for the confusion
I’m happy that your starting to branch out on your species count
Early
Love your vlogs.
You, Dingo and NERD are the best reptile channels.
Thanks for educating and entertaining us.
Some of the other channels get too silly for me.
All the best.
A man in metro Denver just died after being bitten by his pet Gila. Keep wearing those gloves!
She is adorable! A beautiful animal.
2:43 It looks like there's a little heart on the side of her body
Tell me if you see it ♡♡ The time 2:43 is only one example of where you could see the heart.
I’ve never knew these existed but it is beautiful