Mysterious drama of Komodo dragon

The incredible destructive power of Komodo dragons has finally been decoded, and it is not the same as what you imagine.

>>>The amazing world of Komodo dragons

Komodo is currently the world's largest lizard species with a maximum body length of up to 2.7m. It can kill many animals much larger than me like water buffaloes, wild boars or Timor deer with just a shocking bite.

Kodomo's bites lethal to the prey
Its saliva contains a lot of poisonous bacteria.

There have been many assumptions about the assassination of Komodo dragons, such as in their drool, that contain poisonous substances, causing them to die instantly. However, according to DailyMail, the latest research believes that one of the keys to making this dragon's killer power is . bacteria.

'The saliva, Komodo dragon's teeth contain a lot of bacteria that cause infections, so much so that the prey has almost no chance to heal and only water waits for death, ' said University of Texas experts.

Another notable point is that these bacteria are also transmitted from Komodo dragons to other lizard individuals, making the entire lizard community in the East Indonesian island region ' more killer' than anywhere else.

Lucky prey escaping the first attack will become the vector of infecting bacteria to Komodo dragons or other carnivorous lizards. An analysis showed that up to 58 types of infectious bacteria resided in the saliva of Komodo dragons and 93% of them were poisonous bacteria.