Komodo Dragons have venomous bite

Awesome creatures I love em maybe not as a pet but hmmmm LOL It's not really a venom that they create but a bacteria that infects. Some Komodo's have been known to bite a buffalo and follow them for a week till the infection drops the animal to it's knees. The scary thing to is they will hunt humans ahhhhhhh.

Interesting, and they say that bacteria was the cause. I think every animal, including humans have got bacteria in their mouths.

Awesome creatures I love em maybe not as a pet but hmmmm LOL It's not really a venom that they create but a bacteria that infects. Some Komodo's have been known to bite a buffalo and follow them for a week till the infection drops the animal to it's knees. The scary thing to is they will hunt humans ahhhhhhh. Yes, it is a venom. that was the point of the study that the OP linked to. it puts the old bacteries thing to rest. Pretty cool huh?

Ace. I always thought the bacteria explanation seemed more likely, but hey ho. They're so cute though!

This is very old news... V. komodoensis venom has been used in my own research... D

so i wonder, is the bacteria still virulent as well. is it a mix of poison and bacteria.

Yes, it is a venom. that was the point of the study that the OP linked to. it puts the old bacteries thing to rest. Pretty cool huh? Cool, I guess I'm a little out of date lol

Seems we can learn something new even about well known and studied creatures. Those who think that they know it all many times don't.

Interesting, and they say that bacteria was the cause. I think every animal, including humans have got bacteria in their mouths. Humans have a lot of bacteria in their mouths, enough to cause a rather infectious wound. Dogs mouths are a lot cleaner than ours

This is very old news... V. komodoensis venom has been used in my own research... D What is the area of your research? Sounds interesting!