A giant 70kg lizard with razor-sharp teeth and enough venom to kill a human might sound like something from a nightmare, but it’s actually very real.

Monitor lizards are often confused with common house lizards. At first glance, both have long bodies, sharp claws and extended tails. When people see .

There are, however, some places in the world where it pays to keep an eagle eye out for anything moving in your direction – ...

The curious minds at What If investigate what would happen if a Komodo dragon attacked you unexpectedly, examining survival strategies and the lethal power of these giant lizards.

Komodo dragons are the largest living lizards on the planet! An average male weighs around 200 pounds and is 8.5 feet long. And the largest Komodo dragon reached an incredible weight of 366 pounds and ...

I never expected to see a Komodo dragon this close. It stood completely still, watching my every move. Being face to face with such a powerful, ancient predator was both calming and intense—a real ...

Indonesia has closed the islands of Komodo and Padar following a boat sinking in bad weather. The islands, famed as the home of the Komodo Dragon, are currently off limits due to an extreme weather ...

ST. LOUIS – They are considered the largest lizard on Earth, and now you can find one living in Forest Park. Charlie dragon has come to town to live, and visitors can find him usually sunning in his ...

Visitors to the Saint Louis Zoo’s Charles H. Hoessle Herpetarium over the past few weeks will have noticed a long black curtain covering one wall of the building’s main atrium. It’s there to protect ...

ST. LOUIS — The Saint Louis Zoo's new Komodo dragon habitat opens this month at the Charles H. Hoessle Herpetarium, and the habitat's first resident is 6-year-old Charlie. Charlie, who measures 6 feet ...