Villagers Fear Komodos

The increased attacks by Komodo dragons are terrorizing the local villages. (News source.)

Komodos Have Venom Glands

Bryan Fry has confirmed the presence of venom glands in Komodo dragons: "magnetic resonance imagery has for the first time uncovered venom glands containing a shock-inducing poison which increases blood flow and decreases blood pressure. (News source.)

Komodo Attack

An Indonesian man was killed by two Komodo dragons when he illegally stopped on an island in Komodo National Park to pick fruit. (News source.)

Komodo Attack

A Rinca island park ranger was attacked in his hut by a Komodo dragon, and mauled on the hand and foot. He was able to escape. (News source.)

Komodo Bite

A 3-year old Komodo dragon at the Virginia Aquarium got a little overeager at feeding time and bit a keeper. (News source.)

Lizard News

Islanders are upset that Conservancy control of the Komodo National Park has created situations that endanger the locals. (News source.)

Geckos rely on their tails for mobility. (News source.)

Scuba Divers vs Komodo

5 stranded European scuba divers on a small remote Indonesian island had to fend off an aggressive Komodo before help arrived. (News source.)

Komodo Coming

St. Augustine Alligator Farm is building a new exhibit for a Komodo Dragon. (News source.)

PNG Lizard Search Cancelled

The search for a "Komodo dragon" reportedly roaming loose on the west coast of PNG has been called off, as it appeared to be a case of hysterical rumors with no substantial evidence that such a lizard was actually present. It may have been a hoax, or a misidentification. (News source.)

More Parthenogenic Komodos

The Sedgwick County Zoo in Kansas has hatched a couple of male Komodo dragons from eggs laid by an unfertilized female. This is the third documented case of parthenogenesis in the species. (News source.)

Komodo Dragon Kills Boy

An 8-year-old Indonesian boy was killed by a Komodo dragon unexpectedly met in the brush on that island. It bit and shook the boy before being driven away with stones thrown by the boy's uncle. The boy later died from the injuries. This was the first fatal attack in 33 years. (News source.)