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first off let me say it is illegal for me to own any venemous here in ny and am asking out of pure curiosity.
i would love to own a gila at some point in my life but right now i am not financially or legally able to own one.
so my ? is this if one were to bite you and release right away what would happen?

also if one were to bite you and chew until you were able to get it to release what would happen to you?

thanks for your responses and please keep the flaming to a minimum i have tried a search and come up with no real good answers
adam jeffery
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"CARLOS MENCIA FOR EL PRESIDENTE"
hybrid breeders association
1.1 puebladurans
1.1 sinacorns
1.1 hypo corns
1.1 crimson corns
1.1 striped ghosts
1.1 kenyan sand boas
1.1 mbk
1.1 albino corns
1.2 pueblacorns (females are albino)
1.1 childrens python
1.3 ghost corns
2.2 butter(both females motley)
2.2 pyroxgreerixruthvenixcampbellixholbrooki
0.1 pyroxgreerixruthvenixcampbellixholbrooki
1.0 snow corns
1.0 jurassic milk
1.0 house snake
0.1 anery pueblacorn
0.1 bloodred
0.1 striped albino corn
0.1 albino nelsons
0.1 anery motley
0.1 normal corn het hypo,anery
0.1 hypo tang hondo
0.1 rosy boa

I can only speak from my own experience. Earlier this year I was NIPPED on the knuckle of my thumb (quick defensive head swing... quick bite and let go). The nip was COMPLETELY my fault...I should have had on gloves or should have used tools to move the lizard (I had just picked them up from the airport and was looking them over prior to putting them in their caging).

I quickly ran to the sink and pushed as much blood as possible from the bite. It was burning immediatly. I called a close friend with alot of heloderm experience that calmed me down a bit. Pain was intense (worse than my kidney stones the year before...anyone who has had kidney stones understand)... peaked in about 2-3 hours and then began to slowly go away. I was feeling better by later on that evening. My had was SWOLLEN (ie couldn't see my knuckles) for 3-4 days at least... sore...

I've kept venomous for years and have had lots of heloderms... never expected it to hurt as bad as it did...and all I got was a QUICK nip from a hatchling.... I could only imagine an adult chewing on your arm/hand... ouch.

Maybe my body reacted different that yours... who knows... all I know is that it freakin hurt.

I now have a new found respect for these lizards... IF I have to touch them I wear heavy gloves...

Just my 2 cents...hope it helped.

x
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"CARLOS MENCIA FOR EL PRESIDENTE"
hybrid breeders association
1.1 puebladurans
1.1 sinacorns
1.1 hypo corns
1.1 crimson corns
1.1 striped ghosts
1.1 kenyan sand boas
1.1 mbk
1.1 albino corns
1.2 pueblacorns (females are albino)
1.1 childrens python
1.3 ghost corns
2.2 butter(both females motley)
2.2 pyroxgreerixruthvenixcampbellixholbrooki
0.1 pyroxgreerixruthvenixcampbellixholbrooki
1.0 snow corns
1.0 jurassic milk
1.0 house snake
0.1 anery pueblacorn
0.1 bloodred
0.1 striped albino corn
0.1 albino nelsons
0.1 anery motley
0.1 normal corn het hypo,anery
0.1 hypo tang hondo
0.1 rosy boa

It is the worst pain i have even experienced
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Dan S.
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