Black Plague
06-07-2008, 02:55 PM
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080607115947.3inrfnqm&show_article=1&catnum=0
Five European divers battled a komodo dragon during 36 hours stranded on an Indonesian island reserve for the deadly reptiles after getting caught in strong currents.
The divers -- three Britons, a Frenchman and a Swede -- endured two nights on the deserted eastern island which is infested with the huge monitor lizards before rangers found them around midday Saturday, a French survivor said.
Laurent Pinel, 31, said the group had to fight off one dragon with rocks and scavenged for shellfish as they waited to be rescued from the tiny island in the Komodo National Park, east of Bali.
What they did not know was that they were heading to Rinca Island, a reserve for aggressive monitor lizards known as komodo dragons that can easily kill a human.
The largest lizard in the world, komodos usually feast in packs and can easily devour prey as large as buffalos. One bite can be extremely dangerous due to the virulent bacteria in their saliva.
Five European divers battled a komodo dragon during 36 hours stranded on an Indonesian island reserve for the deadly reptiles after getting caught in strong currents.
The divers -- three Britons, a Frenchman and a Swede -- endured two nights on the deserted eastern island which is infested with the huge monitor lizards before rangers found them around midday Saturday, a French survivor said.
Laurent Pinel, 31, said the group had to fight off one dragon with rocks and scavenged for shellfish as they waited to be rescued from the tiny island in the Komodo National Park, east of Bali.
What they did not know was that they were heading to Rinca Island, a reserve for aggressive monitor lizards known as komodo dragons that can easily kill a human.
The largest lizard in the world, komodos usually feast in packs and can easily devour prey as large as buffalos. One bite can be extremely dangerous due to the virulent bacteria in their saliva.