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These things are scary :o
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/24/komodo.dragon/index.html
" 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.
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"
"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"
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You should never steal from anyone.
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Probably one of the more horrible ways to die I can imagine.
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Should have worn a protective suit.
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Should have worn a protective suit.
If he's stealing fruit how could he afford a protective suit?
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Too funny. These dragons live on Komodo Island. How could this guy, a local fisherman, not know this. I'd avoid this island like it had King Kong on it. :o
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Too funny. These dragons live on Komodo Island. How could this guy, a local fisherman, not know this. I'd avoid this island like it had King Kong on it. :o
Interesting place I'd say.
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Interesting place I'd say.
I've seen one of those nature shows on these creatures. They're pre-historics things, and they move really fast, and they eat meat - on the hoof if necessary. You'd be farked.
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I've seen one of those nature shows on these creatures. They're pre-historics things, and they move really fast, and they eat meat - on the hoof if necessary. You'd be farked.
wild boys did a show on that island fuckin nuts they tied a dead animal to a branch to bring them out and they chopped that shit
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they are actually not venomous its just that their mouths are so bacteria-filled from rotting meat that anything they bite will typically die of infection/blood poisoning or something like that, relatively soon after they are chewed on.
they have no natural predators on their islands, humans who go there are seen as an easy food source :o
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I've seen one of those nature shows on these creatures. They're pre-historics things, and they move really fast, and they eat meat - on the hoof if necessary. You'd be farked.
Just really, really big monitor lizards.
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terrible news
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that happened to me once!
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ive been to that island, and those things are huge. at full speed i think it will out run you, i saw it run about 20 yards to feed and i dont think i could have beat it in a foot race in that short distance. most were about 8-10 feet long. they look very docile and slow but they are very fast and aggressive. and they attack in numbers and stalk its prey. i dont think that guy knew the komodos were there.
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My lizard knows not to act up....
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Karma can be a bitch.
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they are actually not venomous its just that their mouths are so bacteria-filled from rotting meat that anything they bite will typically die of infection/blood poisoning or something like that, relatively soon after they are chewed on.
from wiki...
Venom and bacteria
In late 2005, University of Melbourne researchers concluded that the perentie (Varanus giganteus), other species of monitor, and agamids may be somewhat venomous. The research team showed that the immediate effects of bites from these lizards were caused by mild envenomation.
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I've seen one of those nature shows on these creatures. They're pre-historics things, and they move really fast, and they eat meat - on the hoof if necessary. You'd be farked.
The bite of the Komodo is not poisonous per se but rather infectious bacterially speaking, or put more bluntly, they have filthy mouths. The prey once bitten is doomed to languish in agony for several days, though the beasts will eat the prey whilst it is still alive.
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Bernie Madoff should have to spend some time on Kamoto Island...Maybe be forced to do a reality show all by himself not unlike the movie Cast away...
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This might be common knowledge but i'm a dumbass, arn't these lizards technically the last dinosaurs?
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My lizard knows not to act up....
You were great in the movie Sahara. What was it like to work with Matthew McConaughey?
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This might be common knowledge but i'm a dumbass, arn't these lizards technically the last dinosaurs?
Yes, very close relatives of the dinosaurs and very intelligent(for lizards). Mine is a black throat monitor and the little bastard is smart. He escaped once and was seen almost 1/2 mile from my house. He actually found his way back. I put him in a shower stall once, because it was cold outside. It has a door that you have to slide in a fairly complicated fashion. After about 20 minutes he figured it out. I put him in there again 3 months later and he instantly remembered how to do it.
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You were great in the movie Sahara. What was it like to work with Matthew McConaughey?
C'mon I don't look like William Macy.
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C'mon I don't look like William Macy.
MacGyver ???
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The bite of the Komodo is not poisonous per se but rather infectious bacterially speaking, or put more bluntly, they have filthy mouths. The prey once bitten is doomed to languish in agony for several days, though the beasts will eat the prey whilst it is still alive.
Ok this has been posted twice so far in this thread. Sounds like pure bullshit to me and from what I've read on Komono dragons. Post up a source??????? Their venom is in fact poisonous. What the hell kind of bacteria would they get that is deadly from eating raw meat? E coli? LMAO! I eat raw meat and if I bite someone I aint going to kill them let alone paralyze them. . Same with dogs, same with wolves etc.
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Of course, Pythons are pretty cool too.
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;D
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;D
That's pretty good.
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Of course, Pythons are pretty cool too.
You were even better in Some Kind of Wonderful. Mary Stuart Masterson is hot.
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You were even better in Some Kind of Wonderful. Mary Stuart Masterson is hot.
Now you're getting closer. Have to go back 24 years for this pic.
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Dont fuck with Komodo Dragons
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We don't need fences on our borders. Komodos get the job done.
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Both Bear Grylls or Les Stroud would eat this b*tch alive
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Ok this has been posted twice so far in this thread. Sounds like pure bullshit to me and from what I've read on Komono dragons. Post up a source??????? Their venom is in fact poisonous. What the hell kind of bacteria would they get that is deadly from eating raw meat? E coli? LMAO! I eat raw meat and if I bite someone I aint going to kill them let alone paralyze them. . Same with dogs, same with wolves etc.
Komodo dragons also possess virulent bacteria in their saliva, of which more than 28 Gram-negative and 29 Gram-positive strains have been isolated.[25] These bacteria cause septicemia in their victim; if an initial bite does not kill the prey animal and it escapes, it will commonly succumb within a week to the resulting infection. The most harmful bacterium in Komodo dragon saliva appears to be a deadly strain of Pasteurella multocida, from studies performed with laboratory mice.[26] There is no specific antidote to the bite of a Komodo dragon, but it can usually be treated by sterilizing the wounded area and giving the patient large doses of antibiotics. If not treated promptly, gangrene can quickly develop around the bite, which may require amputation of the affected area. Because the Komodo dragon appears immune to its own microbes, much research has been done searching for the antibacterial molecule(s) in the hopes of human medicinal usage.[27]
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Of course, Pythons are pretty cool too.
cool how big is that burm now? what else do you got?
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cool how big is that burm now? what else do you got?
I had to get rid of the snake several years ago when I moved to New York, but she was about 12 feet by that time. Back in Florida now, just have the Black throat monitor lizard from the Pic on the first page of this thread. He's about 6 feet stretched out. But many years ago I had various types of Iguanas, Alligators, snakes. Problem is when most girls would come over and see that shit, they thought I had to be some sort of psycho.
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I had to get rid of the snake several years ago when I moved to New York, but she was about 12 feet by that time. Back in Florida now, just have the Black throat monitor lizard from the Pic on the first page of this thread. He's about 6 feet stretched out. But many years ago I had various types of Iguanas, Alligators, snakes. Problem is when most girls would come over and see that shit, they thought I had to be some sort of psycho.
haha i know, you tell anyone you have snakes and they think theres something wrong with you. i used to have several snakes including a boa (standard columbian) and a retic that got to 10 feet before i had to give him away. they are awesome, as soon as i have a big enough place im gonna get another. thats a damn big monitor..can you actually handle it? dont its claws rip you up?
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haha i know, you tell anyone you have snakes and they think theres something wrong with you. i used to have several snakes including a boa (standard columbian) and a retic that got to 10 feet before i had to give him away. they are awesome, as soon as i have a big enough place im gonna get another. thats a damn big monitor..can you actually handle it? dont its claws rip you up?
He's pretty mellow for the most part except when it gets really hot outside..then he gets hyper. Never bitten me, but the claws have cut me pretty good. He lets me hold him for a little bit but eventually gets squirmy and that's when the claws become hazardous. I've had it since it's a hatchling ( 8 years old now) so he's pretty tame. Usually feed him ground lean meat instead of live animals.
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He's pretty mellow for the most part except when it gets really hot outside..then he gets hyper. Never bitten me, but the claws have cut me pretty good. He lets me hold him for a little bit but eventually gets squirmy and that's when the claws become hazardous. I've had it since it's a hatchling ( 8 years old now) so he's pretty tame. Usually feed him ground lean meat instead of live animals.
Weird.
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Weird.
its a hell of alot better than having a gay cat or an annoying piece of shit dog
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komodo what?
8)
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its a hell of alot better than having a gay cat or an annoying piece of shit dog
Having a cat or a dog doesn't say " I need attention no matter what my mommy did to me" Having a full blown lizard who should be left the fuck alone in areas that humans shouldn't be near, does?
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Having a cat or a dog doesn't say " I need attention no matter what my mommy did to me" Having a full blown lizard who should be left the fuck alone in areas that humans shouldn't be near, does?
I think you're wrong. I've never had reptiles to get attention. In fact, only my close friends have ever seen my pets. I've always loved dinosaurs and my lizard is as close as you can get to that. He's a great pet. You don't have to get up and walk him in the morning, he hangs out in my back yard, he's supercool. I understand most people aren't into it, just as I don't understand people who want to put tattoos all over their body, but I won't insult them for it. I've had this lizard from the day he hatched out of an egg, so it's not like he was plucked from a jungle.
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its a hell of alot better than having a gay cat or an annoying piece of shit dog
lol ;D