komodo dragons kill man

bakakon · 03-25-2009, 07:50 AM

heres the link.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/as...gon/index.html

Quote:

An Indonesian fisherman has been killed by Komodo dragons after he was attacked while trespassing on a remote island in search of fruit, officials said Tuesday.

Komodo dragons kill their prey with an extremely toxic bite.

Muhamad Anwar, 32, bled to death on his way to hospital after being mauled by the reptiles at Loh Sriaya, in eastern Indonesia's Komodo National Park, the park's general manager Fransiskus Harum told CNN.
The fisherman was inside the park when he went looking for sugar-apples. The area was forbidden for people to enter as there are a lot of wild dragons," Harum said.
Other fisherman took Anwar to a clinic on nearby Flores Island, east of Bali, but he was declared dead on arrival, he added.
Komodo dragons, the world's heaviest lizards, can grow up to 3 meters (10 feet) in length and have a toxic bite that they use to kill prey such as buffalo, returning to feast when the animal succumbs to the poison.
Despite their ungainly appearance, the carnivorous reptiles can run as fast as a dog in short bursts, jump up on their hind legs, and kill animals with a blow of their powerful tails.
Attacks on humans are rare, but Monday's incident is the latest in a series in which the monster lizards -- which have forked tongues and fearsome claws --have killed or injured people.
Last month a park ranger survived after a Komodo dragon climbed the ladder into his hut and savaged his hand and foot. In 2007 an eight-year-old boy died after being mauled.
In June last year, a group of divers who were stranded on an island in the national park -- the dragons' only natural habitat -- had to fend off several attacks from the reptiles before they were rescued.

Park rangers also tell the cautionary tale of a Swiss tourist who vanished leaving nothing but a pair of spectacles and a camera after an encounter with the dragons several years ago.

An endangered species, Komodo are believed to number less than 4,000 in the wild. Access to their habitat is restricted, but tourists can get permits to see them in the wild within the National Park.

All visitors are accompanied by rangers, about 70 of whom are deployed across the park's 60,000 hectares of vegetation and 120,000 hectares of ocean.

Despite a threat of poachers, Komodo dragon numbers are believed to have stabilized in recent years, bolstered by successful breeding campaigns in captivity.

On Monday, a zoo in Surabaya on the Indonesian island of Java reported the arrival of 32 newborn Komodos after the babies all hatched in the past two weeks, the Jakarta Post reported.

all i got to say is dam that has to suck.. u cant mess with them komodos.. ull get owned..

Freshgrease · 03-25-2009, 11:59 AM

Kill it with fire!

kluang · 03-25-2009, 12:07 PM

Wow did we piss anwar too much?

Tzu Men · 03-25-2009, 03:12 PM

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Muhamad Anwar, 32, bled to death on his way to hospital after being mauled by the reptiles-

Hmm!!

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-at Loh Sriaya, in eastern Indonesia's Komodo National Park-

Damn it.

Jaxon · 03-25-2009, 03:19 PM

I love how Anwar even pissed off Komodo Dragons.

That poor fisherman was a victim of their blind rage.

Vanity · 03-25-2009, 05:51 PM

"Komodo dragons kill man"

...Awesome. O_O

balmung5000 · 03-25-2009, 05:55 PM

DR4G0NZ 4 LIFE

caps

Spiegel · 03-25-2009, 05:58 PM

Wikipedia already made this news into a fact about the dragons being a danger to humans. Oh and before male kamodo dragons start fighting for their woman they vomit and defecate on themselves to prepare. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komodo_dragon

and knowing is half the battle!

03-25-2009, 11:59 AM	#2
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03-25-2009, 12:07 PM	#3
kluang One Punch Man Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,420 Thanks: 3,186 Thanked 4,670 Times in 2,102 Posts	Re: komodo dragons kill man Wow did we piss anwar too much? __________________ To err is human, to forgive, divine. Humans aren't machines... they have souls, feelings. They live, they die, they love, they hate... And yes, they even make mistakes..... When kluang finds you creepy and wrong then you are beyond horrible. He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you. Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Being Malaysian is about driving in a German car to an Indian restaurant for an Indonesian food, then travelling home, grabbing a Pakistani kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American shows on a Japanese TV. Because we have no originality.

03-25-2009, 03:19 PM	#5
Jaxon Groovy. Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,393 Thanks: 3,601 Thanked 12,494 Times in 3,671 Posts	Re: komodo dragons kill man I love how Anwar even pissed off Komodo Dragons. That poor fisherman was a victim of their blind rage.

03-25-2009, 05:51 PM	#6
Vanity Succumb Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 976 Thanks: 3,432 Thanked 5,983 Times in 2,238 Posts	Re: komodo dragons kill man "Komodo dragons kill man" ...Awesome. O_O __________________ My nerves are bad to-night. Yes, bad. Stay with me. Speak to me. Why do you never speak? Speak. What are you thinking of? What thinking? What? I never know what you are thinking. Think.

03-25-2009, 05:55 PM	#7
balmung5000 cpas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,123 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4,878 Times in 1,982 Posts	Re: komodo dragons kill man DR4G0NZ 4 LIFE caps

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Spiegel Pirate King Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Grand Line (New World) Age: 25 Posts: 4,906 Thanks: 1,075 Thanked 1,607 Times in 848 Posts	Re: komodo dragons kill man Wikipedia already made this news into a fact about the dragons being a danger to humans. Oh and before male kamodo dragons start fighting for their woman they vomit and defecate on themselves to prepare. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komodo_dragon and knowing is half the battle! __________________ "Inherited will, the destiny of the age, and the dreams of its people. These are things that will not be stopped. As long as people continue to pursue the meaning of freedom, these things will never cease to be!" -Gol D. Roger Ex-Kakashi87 Last edited by Spiegel; 03-25-2009 at 05:59 PM.

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