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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Llamaguy
Komodo dragons aren't actually venomous. They just have really dirty mouths and the bites almost certainly become infected and you die. Similar to Cat scratches, just much worse.
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Dozens of different kinds of bacteria live in their mouth, you're correct however, the lizard itself isn't poisonous, the saliva containing the the bacteria is...
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