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Old 01-09-13, 03:47 AM   #11
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Re: Monitors: Deserving of respect (xrays included)

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Originally Posted by BarelyBreathing View Post
It's important to remember that these animals have been recently discovered to be venomous. Even a small monitor can make you physically ill, cause a lot of swelling, and possibly have some minor bleeding/clotting problems.
That's very hard to believe. All monitors are venomous? At what point does it go from nasty saliva to "venom".......

Also, what would be the point of a herbivore needing venom glands? What differs between a salivary gland in a lizards mouth and and venom gland?
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