You don't see these much

[steve817]

Komodo Dragon at the San Antonio Zoo

 

[LilCujo]

Awesome shot man...

 

[SWFLA1]

They run wild here and the city is getting overrun with them - the city fathers are trying to figure out how to capture/eliminate them.... pretty funny to see one walking across your yard....

 

[craig]

Beautiful creature!!! Where do you live SWFLA1 that they are running across your yard? South West Florida? Anyway, I love reptiles. Between us; I would love to wrestle one of these guys.

 

[SWFLA1]

Yup - Cape Coral, Florida....apparently some years ago, they were let loose and have multiplied incredibly. Now, they are out of control and running free...

 

[MDowdey]

are you sure they are komodo dragons running around in florida? i thought they were extremely rare and only lived free in africa....



md

 

[Big Mike]

Indonesia actually...

Komodo dragons live on four southeastern Indonesian islands in the Lesser Sunda region: Flores, Gili Motang, Komodo and Rinca.

Male length: Commonly up to 9 feet (2.75 m) long, including tail, although the record is slightly over 10 feet (3 m).

Male weight: An exceptionally large male can weigh as much as 550 pounds (250 kg) after a large meal (about half that on an empty stomach).

Females tend to be shorter and weigh less: up to 7.5 feet (2.3 m) long, and up to 150 pounds (67.5 kg).

 

[MDowdey]

yeah i completely didnt even see where that animal planet guy was when he was right next to those komodo's. sorry.

i was waiting on big mike aka "the lizard king" to come by and shed some light!!!!


md

 

[Midnight Reign]

Great photo!!

 

[mentos_007]

uuuu it's big!!!

 

[SWFLA1]

wooooooops....... not komodo's.... they're monitor lizards... sorry about that....