For you Komodo Dragon fans

[sean miguel]

These things have always fascinated me since I was a kid - c'mon, they're called "dragons." They were also terrifying in that I was always led to believe their mouths were so filled with virulent bacteria that just a single bite would cause an infection and death which is how these lizards took down prey much larger than themselves. Well it turns out, that's not the case. A komodo dragon's mouth has actually less bacteria than say, a wild-eyed New York subway rider and there's no unusual strain not found in other lizards. Their bite is actually venomous with a toxin that acts as an anticoagulant and also causes paralysis. That's what does these huge water buffaloes in - they just bleed out.

I guess this was discovered a couple of years ago but I just saw it on Animal Planet. cool story amigo.

http://www.popsci.com/science/artic...omodo-dragon-really-kill-bacteria-filled-bite


I'm just glad this bad-mouthing of komodo dragons has been put to an end. Yeah, dying from venom instead of bacteria probably doesn't matter in the long run, but it's just less gross.

 

[L3ggy]

The closest thing we'll get to an actual dragon these days.

 

[Will E Worm]

Dragons was the name used before dinosaur.

Dinosaurs are dragons.

:yoda:

 

[Mr. Daystar]

No, dragons were dinosaurs....the dinosaurs came before the myth.

 

[Rane1071]

Dragons? Fuck yeah!

Dinosaurs? Double fuck yeah!

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

They got Komodo Dragons at the Mandalay Bay. I have been inspired to visit them now.

 

[Mr. Daystar]

They got Komodo Dragons at the Mandalay Bay. I have been inspired to visit them now.

Do they have big titted chicks, in leather corsets, carrying broad swords riding them....cause that would be cool as fuck.

 

[feller469]

I think Riley Reid's 4th anal installment is fucking a Komodo.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

Do they have big titted chicks, in leather corsets, carrying broad swords riding them....cause that would be cool as fuck.

Yes. Yes they do.

 

[Will E Worm]

No, dragons were dinosaurs....the dinosaurs came before the myth.

 

[FreeOnes_Adam]

Do they have big titted chicks, in leather corsets, carrying broad swords riding them....cause that would be cool as fuck.

It's Vegas, they have everything. And I'm going back in a couple of months. Anyone want to meet up for tea and strumpets?

 

[sean miguel]

wouldn't these things make great pets for a Bond villain?

Think about it. They offer a slow and agonizing death - which would be perfect for Bond. The villain could go into great detail about that too before leaving the room to attend other matters. And the dragons are slow moving giving Bond and his female companion time to cut their cords with his wristwatch/saw and make their escape.

 

[Rey C.]

I think they're cool. I've always tried to catch nature channel shows that featured them.

They're so exotic too, aren't they? They're so exotic that I think Amy Schumer should adopt one as a pet and let it sleep in her bedroom while she's napping.

 

[sean miguel]

:1orglaugh

 

[feller469]

there was a scene in"Skyfall" with komodo dragons

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

Yes, yes there was.



That's the scene from Skyfall you were referencing, right?

 

[sean miguel]

ha! nice.