[QUOTE=qiksilver;591876]so what? everything has bacteria in it's mouth... especially scavengers.

Komodos have the worst saliva of any animal on this planet, it does not kill any of the bacteria from the prey they eat and the flesh sits in the teeth and rots. The one thing that is said to be a sure death is a bite from a komodo. The bacteria is worse than any venom any snake can inject you with. A snake bite can be treated with antivenom and give you a chance to live but a bite from a komodo infects your blood so quickly if not treated IMMEDIATELY you WILL die from blood poisoning.