monitor bites ?

snakeman199318 · 01-16-13, 05:07 AM

i was bitten by my water monitor lizard ., i just want to ask if it is venomous or not ?

infernalis · 01-16-13, 05:18 AM

not really...

Philmul · 01-16-13, 05:47 AM

I normally do research on my reptiles enforce buying them/ handling them. I.e temperament, how bad is the bite and especially if its venomous. I would rather find out before I got bit. Lol

snakeman199318 · 01-16-13, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by infernalis

not really...

oh my goodness., huhu

could it kill me ????? please say no .,

infernalis · 01-16-13, 06:02 AM

You are not even going to break a sweat...

any pictures of your bite?

Lankyrob · 01-16-13, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by infernalis

You are not even going to break a sweat...

any pictures of your bite?

........and the monitor too

snakeman199318 · 01-16-13, 06:13 AM

here it is ., ouch its very painful ., actually its swelling and cramping right now,. I've already take an antibiotic but its still painful ? is this because of any venom or poison ?

snakeman199318 · 01-16-13, 06:26 AM

here's the upper part of the bite ., this side is the painful one and cramping ,. its very painful when I'm moving it .,

while the other one is not ., i guess the bite hits my nerve ., really painful ., huhu

could it kill me masters ?

SnakeyJay · 01-16-13, 07:01 AM

Are you joking? You've been told twice now that it won't kill you!..

infernalis · 01-16-13, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Snakey-Jay

Are you joking? You've been told twice now that it won't kill you!..

English is his second language, and he's in a bit of a panic at the moment

infernalis · 01-16-13, 07:08 AM

Wow, looking at that picture, your monitor was latched right on tight.

Ouch!

Calihusker · 01-16-13, 08:12 AM

The jaws on a monitor are some nasty ones, the long lasting pain is most likely due to the bruising around the bite rather than just the bite itself. In my opinion.

SnakeyJay · 01-16-13, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by infernalis

English is his second language, and he's in a bit of a panic at the moment

Ah right, I thought he was winding is up haha... My bad

dinosaurdammit · 01-16-13, 10:02 AM

/cracks knuckles/

oh hey- i have first hand experience here.

*pain- lots of it, depending on how deep depends on the sensation
*swelling- depending on what level of tissue he got through will greatly depend on the swelling.
*bleeding- you may or may not bleed on and off in the coming days

KEEP IT CLEAN, i cannot stress this, wash it more than 3 times a day- soap and water. Keep it covered with a bandage that has antibiotic ointment. It will be sore and it will hurt but you shouldnt have any issues unless infection hits.

BarelyBreathing · 01-16-13, 01:26 PM

It's venomous, but not really enough to cause much harm to a human. People have gotten sick from a few species, but I've never heard of it from a water monitor.