Can you beat a Komodo dragon in a fight?

In a hypothetical scenario where a Komodo dragon and an unarmed human were to engage in a fight, the Komodo dragon would likely have the upper hand. Komodo dragons are large and powerful predators, capable of taking down prey much larger than themselves.

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Who could beat a Komodo dragon?

A tiger would win a fight against a Komodo dragon. An ambush by the tiger would instantly end a fight against a Komodo dragon, and the tiger would just as easily win a battle without the element of surprise.

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What would kill a Komodo dragon?

However, Komodo dragons are known to be cannibalistic, meaning they have been known to kill and eat each other. Additionally, baby Komodo dragons can be killed and eaten by birds, snakes, large rodents, and other Komodo dragons.

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Can a bullet kill Komodo dragon?

No. Comodo Dragon skin is not a Pachyderm(Even Elephant skin cant withstand Bullet shot). So, You can kill Komodo dragon with a bullet. The Komodo dragon's exterior is composed of thousands of tiny bones under the skin.

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What animal is bulletproof?

Armadillo 'armour' – composed of bony plates known as osteoderms – has been seen to deflect bullets. In one incident, a Texan man was hit in the face when his own bullet bounced back from an armadillo that he tried to shoot. In another, a bullet ricocheting off an armadillo penetrated a house, injuring an elderly lady.

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How To Survive a Komodo Dragon Attack

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Can a gorilla kill a Komodo dragon?

A gorilla would beat a Komodo dragon in a fight. Many people believe that Komodo dragons are venomous. While that is true in a sense, they don't have a venom that will paralyze and knock out their prey. In fact, many of their victims die from exsanguination and brutal soft tissue damage.

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Can a lion beat a Komodo dragon?

Still, the statistics and advantages assigned in this battle favor a lion besting a Komodo dragon in a battle, even if it is a pyrrhic victory where the lion succumbs to wounds later.

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Can a crocodile kill a Komodo dragon?

A crocodile would win a fight against a Komodo dragon. Crocodiles are simply too large and too powerful for a Komodo dragon to fight back against. One likely outcome would be the crocodile waiting for the Komodo dragon in the water and dragging it beneath the waves to suffer a brutal death.

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Can a Komodo dragon overpower a human?

An attack from a Komodo dragon can be fatal—even to humans. Compared to crocodilians and other reptiles, Komodo dragons have relatively weak bite strength. Instead, they rely on their sharp, curved teeth and long, sturdy claws to slash and tear at their prey with astonishing force.

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Can a man outrun a Komodo dragon?

Humans can outrun a komodo dragon by outmaneuvering and tiring it. Komodo dragons can run at high speeds, but only for a short period of time. Outrunning a komodo dragon is possible, but you have to be quick on your feet.

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Can you survive Komodo dragon venom?

Their venom is highly poisonous and enough to kill animals in a few hours, even humans. Scientists have believed that Komodo dragons have killed their victims through bacterial infection for decades.

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Can a snake beat a Komodo dragon?

The cobra will either lose the fight outright or have a pyrrhic victory, dying to deliver a fatal bite on the lizard. Either way, the snake will be in the lizard's belly by the time the latter dies from venom. Unless the snake landed a bite to a vital area and quickly killed the lizard, it will lose.

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Can Komodo dragon defeat Anaconda?

An adult anaconda would win a fight against a Komodo dragon. The Komodo dragon is a highly capable fighter, but it would not be able to deal fatal damage to the anaconda before it was grabbed and crushed. Anacondas can successfully attack crocodiles, creatures that can kill faster than a Komodo dragon.

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Can a human beat Komodo?

Komodo. It moves around 12 mph, can overpower a human, can weigh up to 120 kg and has a bacteria-laden bite that can kill most mammals and vertebrates in up to 15 minutes.

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Can a Komodo dragon beat a bear?

A bear would beat a Komodo dragon in a fight, but it might get bloody. The problem that Komodo dragons face is that they are very short compared to a bear. For example, if a Komodo dragon approached a grizzly bear, the bear would stand on its legs to appear bigger and scare it away.

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What eats Komodo dragon?

What Eats It? Adults are top predators but juvenile dragons are preyed upon by adult dragons, feral dogs, wild boars, civet cats and snakes. Komodo dragons are solitary animal except during breeding although groups of dragons may gather to feed at a kill.

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Who would win a grizzly bear or a Komodo dragon?

Komodo dragons and grizzly bears don't live in the same part of the world, but if they did have a battle, it would be epic! They are both fierce fights, with sharp claws and powerful teeth. We believe that the grizzly bear would ultimately win due to its extraordinary bite force of nearly 1000 pounds per square inch.

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Can any animal survive Komodo dragon?

There aren't many animals that can survive a Komodo attack. A human and another Komodo are pretty much the only ones.

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What animal kills the most gorillas?

Apart from humans, gorillas don't really have enemies. The only predator to prey on gorillas is the leopard. Walter Baumgärtel found the remains of several gorillas after they had been killed by leopards in the Virunga Volcanoes.

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Can an elephant kill a Komodo dragon?

If the African elephant had the intention of killing the Komodo dragon quickly and it was on open ground with no hiding place, the dragon would likely be squished under the elephant's foot in the first round.

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What is a gorilla biggest enemy?

Predators. Leopards and crocodiles are large carnivores which may prey upon gorillas. Humans are the greatest threat to all gorilla populations.

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