An Indonesian fisherman has been killed by Komodo dragons after he was attacked while trespassing on a remote island in ...

Komodo Island and its nine-foot-long monitor lizard, the Komodo dragon, were once about as far off the beaten track as you could get. But Komodo National Park has become Indonesia’s hottest ...

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An avid hunter, the Komodo dragon can hit 12 miles an hour in short ... but recently a few have made the news. Last year a 6.5-foot-long monitor wandered into an open office in KNP and bit two ...

actress Sharon Stone’s then-husband Phil Bronstein was attacked by a Komodo Dragon at LA Zoo. Bronstein was being given a private tour of the enclosure by zookeepers when one bit his foot ...

Komodo dragons and King cobras, apex predators of Southeast Asia, evoke fear and respect. Dragons boast immense size and strength, while cobras wield deadly venom. Though encounters are rare, both ...

This story appears in the November 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. The Komodo dragon, the largest species of lizard now alive, can grow to 10 feet long and nearly 200 pounds.

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 ...