Don's View

The Komodo dragon is native to the Komodo Island of Indonesia where about 1,500 specimen are believed to live. Another 3,000 to 4,000 live on other islands or in zoos. These giant lizards which reach the length of 10 feet and weigh as much as 365 pounds are large and fast enough to capture, kill, and eat deer, wild buffalo, and occasionally humans.

Komodo don't have to overpower their prey. Their saliva is so rich in bacteria they only have to bite then wait until their victims die of sepsis before dining.

This Komodo lives at the Sedgewick County Zoo and will not be chasing deer or even people for the foreseeable future.

Labels: komodo dragons, reptiles