Komodo Dragon

A combined tooth-venom arsenal revealed as key to Komodo Dragon's hunting strategy.

19 May 2009, 6.43 PM
A combined tooth-venom arsenal revealed as key to Komodo Dragon's hunting strategy.

A new study has shown that the effectiveness of the Komodo Dragon bite is a combination of highly specialized serrated teeth and venom. The authors also dismiss the widely accepted theory that prey die from septicemia caused by toxic bacteria living in the dragon’s mouth.

A combined tooth-venom arsenal revealed as key to Komodo Dragon's hunting strategy.

20 May 2009, 1.15 PM

A new study has shown that the effectiveness of the Komodo Dragon bite is a combination of highly specialized serrated teeth and venom. The authors also dismiss the widely accepted theory that prey die from septicemia caused by toxic bacteria living in the dragon’s mouth