{"product_id":"gila-monster-skull","title":"Gila monster skull necklace | silver","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGila monster skull necklace | sterling silver\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gila monster is the desert lizard of the American Southwest whose venom led to the first of a family of diabetes medicines. A Gila monster skull necklace is a gift for the herpetologist, the reptile keeper, or the pharmacologist who knows the venom story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin-top: 2em;\"\u003eWho It's For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea herpetologist or field biologist at the end of a season of desert fieldwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea zookeeper or reptile keeper with a soft spot for venomous lizards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean endocrinologist or diabetes researcher who knows where exenatide came from\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea vet heading into exotic animal practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea friend from Arizona, or anyone who loves the Sonoran Desert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin-top: 2em;\"\u003eThe Anatomy of the Gila Monster\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gila monster, Heloderma suspectum, is the largest lizard native to the United States, reaching about 56 cm. Its genus name means studded skin, and the beads on its head, back and tail are more than scales: each holds a small round bone called an osteoderm, a light armour set into the skin. Its venom works differently from a snake's. It comes from glands in the lower jaw, and instead of hollow fangs the Gila monster has grooved teeth, so it holds on and chews the venom into a bite. It can keep that grip for more than ten minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin-top: 2em;\"\u003eExplore Related Animal Skull Jewelry\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sciencejewelry1824.shop\/products\/gila-monster-skull-gold-vermeil\"\u003eGila monster skull necklace | gold vermeil\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sciencejewelry1824.shop\/products\/python-skull\"\u003ePython skull necklace | silver\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sciencejewelry1824.shop\/products\/exenatide\"\u003eExenatide necklace | silver\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sciencejewelry1824.shop\/products\/glp-1\"\u003eGLP-1 necklace | silver\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"product-faq\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin-top:2em;\"\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:1.75em;\"\u003eHow big is the Gila monster skull necklace and how does it sit?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pendant is 25 mm long, about 1 inch, close to the size of a 2-euro coin (25.75 mm). It hangs on a 45 cm (17.7 in) sterling silver chain with a 5 cm (2 in) extender, so it sits just below the collarbone and can be worn a little higher or lower. Our 925 sterling silver is nickel-free and hypoallergenic. A soft cloth brings back the shine if it dulls over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:1.75em;\"\u003eWhich version should I choose?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gila monster skull necklace comes in sterling silver and in 18K gold vermeil, both with a 25 mm pendant on a 45 cm chain with a 5 cm extender. Choose the finish the recipient already wears. The design and the size are the same in both finishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:1.75em;\"\u003eWill it arrive in time, and what if it isn't right?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShipping is free worldwide with DHL Express and takes 1-5 business days, with import duties and taxes covered, so nothing extra is due at the door. It arrives in a ready-to-gift jewelry box with a festive envelope. If it isn't right, our 30-day “Love It or Return It” policy covers it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:1.75em;\"\u003eHow did a Gila monster lead to a diabetes medicine?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough its venom. In the late 1980s John Eng, an endocrinologist at the Bronx VA hospital in New York, read studies from the NIH on how some snake and lizard venoms act on the pancreas. In 1992 he isolated a peptide from Gila monster venom, named it exendin-4, and found that it worked like the gut hormone GLP-1 but lasted far longer in the body. Made synthetically as exenatide, it was approved in 2005 for type 2 diabetes, the first medicine of the GLP-1 class.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n","brand":"sciencejewelry1824","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56999427506562,"sku":"NK0411-S","price":275.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1411\/4806\/files\/gila-monster-skull-necklace-silver-front.png?v=1793007417","url":"https:\/\/sciencejewelry1824.shop\/products\/gila-monster-skull","provider":"sciencejewelry1824","version":"1.0","type":"link"}