>>I never said that monitors are any more dangerous



G'day mate,



Thats exactly the key. There is a remarkable difference between venomous from an evolutionary perspective and venomous from a medical implication perspective.



This is something we have gone to great pains to make clear. The fact that varanids are venomous is a fascinating piece of natural history. However, this does not make them venomous in the sense that a cobra is. Apples and rocks. The medical implications of varanid venom is trivial.



Therefore from a legislative/practical perpective they should not be considered on the same level as dangerously venomous snakes. This doesn't change the fact that they are venomous.



Some people can't seem to grasp that obvious difference.



Things just need to be considered in the proper perspective.



Cheers

B
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Dr. Bryan Grieg Fry

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Australian Venom Research Unit,

University of Melbourne

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Population and Evolutionary Genetics Unit,

Museum Victoria

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