Komodos breathe fire?

Fiction can be fun!

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methanectomy

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:8: :laughing: :8:

not to mention there is no special form of methane that would ignite with oxygen...

and i was reading recently about the bacteria in the mouth. it was long thought that they were venomous because people getting bitten got bad infections. but recent studies show they produce a weak toxin, along with the 28 gram-negative and the 29 gram positive strains of bacteria. they need this because they eat a lot of raw and spoiled meat in the wild.

....they have deadly venom and breath fire...ha ha....but they forgot that they sprout wings during the full moon....

I love my little venomous, fire breathing flyers :D
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...just goes to show you all the misinformation out there concerning monitor lizards...

I believe that was written up tongue in cheek - or at least that's how I read it, when I read the link. I don't believe it was meant to be taken seriously.

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Originally Posted by qiksilver

so what? everything has bacteria in it's mouth... especially scavengers.





Early evolution of the venom system in lizards and snakes

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Bacteria from a wound thats not takin care of can be deadly, hence why alot of people thought they where venomus animals. Although they do carry a minor toxin, it's belived that the untreated bacteria is what kills most.

Yeah I saw that show in discovery channel, Wasnt it called if dragons were real? heh heh, Fiction can be fun heh heh I loved that... Looohsuuurrr....Ooo'Reailly, I am heins gifelvin trainer of dolphins!!!

But it's because of the large amount of bacteria in their mouths that causes some pretty nasty infections almost immediately, which is what brings their prey down (when they're not scavenging (SP?)).

Here's some info from Komodo National Park

"Komodo dragons are first and foremost opportunistic carnivores, and predators second. Although the Komodo can sprint briefly at 20 kilometers an hour, it does not chase down game as do the larger mammalian predators. The Komodo is a stealth predator, which lies motionless and camoflouged alongside game trails for the unwary, which tend to be the very young, the old and the infirm. In an attack, the Komodo lunges at its victim with blinding speed and clasps it with the serrated teeth of the jaw. Prey are rarely downed in the initial attack unless the neck is broken or caratoid artery severed. The more likely outcome is escape, followed by death a few hours or days later from septicemia introduced by the virulent strains of bacteria found in the saliva of the Komodo dragon (the Komodo survive primarily on carrion and ingest the bacteria when feeding)."

and the link to find more info

http://www.komodo-gateway.org/facts.html

That can smell carrion at great distances as well I saw that show it was pretty awesome, seeing how big those guy can get is scary. I sure wouldnt want to meet a hungry one.

I once did an extensive research report on komodo dragons. They do not breathe fire, but like someone else mentioned, the amount of bacteria present in their saliva makes it toxic to their prey.