What Eats People: The Complete List, Revised: Part 11

On the island of Komodo, a man has been wounded by the bite of a dragon. Worse can happen: The Komodo dragon is the only reptile unequivocally proved to prey on people. In the book version of Deadly Kingdom, I discuss the recently discovered dragon venom that seems to tranquilize prey into submission quickly. We now know four families of lizards possess venom. Until recently, only the beaded lizards, including the dangerous Gila monster, were known to be venomous. Most of these newly-discover...