The Komodo dragon is the largest lizard on Earth. It can kill with its sharp teeth. If this lizard king’s fierce bite doesn’t kill you, its spit will. Germs in its saliva, or spit, are deadly. So even animals that escape the dragon’s bite, get sick and die later on. Then, the Komod sniffs them out and eats them.
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