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Post by Ceratodromeus on Feb 27, 2016 6:49:09 GMT 5
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Post by Ceratodromeus on Mar 1, 2016 23:39:33 GMT 5
There is this interesting excerpt from the 1973 book "the giant reptiles"  There is also this bit on the aggression of komodo dragons reminds me of someone bringing up an "island tameness" argument for some interspecific conflict(tiger/cougar/v komodo dragon i think it was) match on Carnivora -- something that is obviously not the case. i just might go bump that thread because i'm bored  |
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Mar 2, 2016 6:18:27 GMT 5
That thread was a headache
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Post by Ceratodromeus on Mar 2, 2016 6:43:21 GMT 5
i have the feeling it's going to be one pretty soon
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Mar 2, 2016 7:02:35 GMT 5
Cat fans tend to annoying as it is, it only gets worse when it's compounded with mammal elitism.
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Post by Apex on Mar 2, 2016 17:27:09 GMT 5
Is there any antivenom to treat the Komodo Dragons bite?
Secondly do you think that the venom of the Komodo Dragon has been and is still becoming more potent after the arrival of humans in Komodo?
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Post by creature386 on Mar 2, 2016 20:39:50 GMT 5
I don't think there is a specific antivenom to the ora's bite (which would be pointless, as komodo dragon bites are nothing that happen all day), but I have googled if it is possible to treat the bite and it looks like medical help against venom generally is used to do that.
As for your second question, the venom is only known since about a decade, so we have no empirical data to judge that. However, I believe it is unlikely that the venom became more potent. Very few komodo dragon individuals ever bite humans in the first place.
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Post by Apex on Mar 2, 2016 21:10:15 GMT 5
I don't think there is a specific antivenom to the ora's bite (which would be pointless, as komodo dragon bites are nothing that happen all day), but I have googled if it is possible to treat the bite and it looks like medical help against venom generally is used to do that. As for your second question, the venom is only known since about a decade, so we have no empirical data to judge that. However, I believe it is unlikely that the venom became more potent. Very few komodo dragon individuals ever bite humans in the first place. Oh OK thanks, I just seemed weird to me as I was reading David Attenboroughs Zoo Quest and he treated the dragon nonchalantly in the terms that he didnt seem worried about being bitten he went on to describe their hunting behaviour as taking down big prey with just their effective bite not even mentioning anything about bacterial infection, also since Grass Snakes have started to develop venom it didnt seem out of the realm of possibility |
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Mar 2, 2016 22:13:43 GMT 5
I don't think there is a specific antivenom to the ora's bite (which would be pointless, as komodo dragon bites are nothing that happen all day), but I have googled if it is possible to treat the bite and it looks like medical help against venom generally is used to do that. As for your second question, the venom is only known since about a decade, so we have no empirical data to judge that. However, I believe it is unlikely that the venom became more potent. Very few komodo dragon individuals ever bite humans in the first place. Oh OK thanks, I just seemed weird to me as I was reading David Attenboroughs Zoo Quest and he treated the dragon nonchalantly in the terms that he didnt seem worried about being bitten he went on to describe their hunting behaviour as taking down big prey with just their effective bite not even mentioning anything about bacterial infection, also since Grass Snakes have started to develop venom it didnt seem out of the realm of possibility The grass snakes wouldn't actually be developing venom as all snakes fall into toxicofera instead they would simply be developing more potent venom. |
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Post by Apex on Mar 2, 2016 22:23:42 GMT 5
Oh OK thanks, I just seemed weird to me as I was reading David Attenboroughs Zoo Quest and he treated the dragon nonchalantly in the terms that he didnt seem worried about being bitten he went on to describe their hunting behaviour as taking down big prey with just their effective bite not even mentioning anything about bacterial infection, also since Grass Snakes have started to develop venom it didnt seem out of the realm of possibility The grass snakes wouldn't actually be developing venom as all snakes fall into toxicofera instead they would simply be developing more potent venom. yeah but beforehand it was so weak that it was undectable now its actually a mild irritant but yeah I see your point |
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Post by Ceratodromeus on Mar 5, 2016 8:29:08 GMT 5
sand monitor with rabbit  perentie eats another monitor  |
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Mar 8, 2016 8:41:03 GMT 5
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Post by Ceratodromeus on Mar 14, 2016 4:50:58 GMT 5
ora feeds on a deer while its still alive
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Mar 14, 2016 8:57:58 GMT 5
Brutal.
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Post by Ceratodromeus on Mar 14, 2016 10:11:28 GMT 5
there's another video of multiple feeding on a small deer while it was still alive too
sometimes they remind me of sharks
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