Re: Hummmm Dave.....

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Posted by Dave on May 03, 2001 at 22:24:30:

In Reply to: Hummmm Dave..... posted by HD on May 03, 2001 at 21:28:30:

About the "no harm" thing, I didn't mean to say that. However, I do believe they aren't dangerous. Sure, they can pack a nasty bite, but I think the only way a bite could be dangerous is if you had some *VERY* serious bleeding. No matter how big an iguana is, unless there was some solid proof, I would not believe an iguana could bite a finger off. They just don't have the jaw power or large enough teeth to do it, and when you only eat vegetation, WHY on earth would you need it? I'm not saying they are gentle or anything, but being attacked by an iguana (no matter how big it was), ain't like being attacked by a komodo dragon, crocodile, or boa constrictor. I wouldn't believe it in a million years if I an iguana actually killed somebody. Thats what I meant by being dangerous.

: I would never recommend anyone to stick their hand in Harry's cage.....cause if they did, the next place parts of that person's hand would be the emergency room! Harry's already bit a hole clean through our pair of welding gloves.
: Also, recently a caretaker in SC was attacked by a male iguana and will have to have plastic surgery on her arm. Dangerous??? Most definitely, you'd be a fool not to keep some guard up during close encounters with these reptiles. Harry was a mellow dude one day, the next day.......BAM..full blown breeding season and all he wanted to do is attack Sue2 and I, mostly me at first.
: So if I may, please don't recommend or should I say, suggest that iguanas can't seriously bite and are not that dangerous; you're setting people up with false facts!
: HD

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: About the "no harm" thing, I didn't mean to say that. However, I do believe they aren't dangerous. Sure, they can pack a nasty bite, but I think the only way a bite could be dangerous is if you had some *VERY* serious bleeding. No matter how big an iguana is, unless there was some solid proof, I would not believe an iguana could bite a finger off. They just don't have the jaw power or large enough teeth to do it, and when you only eat vegetation, WHY on earth would you need it? I'm not saying they are gentle or anything, but being attacked by an iguana (no matter how big it was), ain't like being attacked by a komodo dragon, crocodile, or boa constrictor. I wouldn't believe it in a million years if I an iguana actually killed somebody. Thats what I meant by being dangerous. : : I would never recommend anyone to stick their hand in Harry's cage.....cause if they did, the next place parts of that person's hand would be the emergency room! Harry's already bit a hole clean through our pair of welding gloves. : : Also, recently a caretaker in SC was attacked by a male iguana and will have to have plastic surgery on her arm. Dangerous??? Most definitely, you'd be a fool not to keep some guard up during close encounters with these reptiles. Harry was a mellow dude one day, the next day.......BAM..full blown breeding season and all he wanted to do is attack Sue2 and I, mostly me at first. : : So if I may, please don't recommend or should I say, suggest that iguanas can't seriously bite and are not that dangerous; you're setting people up with false facts! : : HD

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