That is odd the park manager using the phrase “wild dragons.” Are there any other kind? Possibly it is the press misquoting or mistranslating him or he simply was emphasizing the fact that you should not tread lightly in their territory.

Even if he had lived, the fisherman would have required a massive amount of antibiotics in IV form. The locals believe they are venomous, like snakes. Actually, Komodo bites cause septecemia (blood infection and gangrene) which is how they bring down their prey. Something like two dozen forms of bacteria live in their saliva.

I would love to know the origin of that expression. Did Harum say that in English? Is that what the lizards are called locally? Or is that a translation?