Komodo dragons are big lizards with 50 kinds
of bacteria in their saliva. Their prey dies from
the bites with all those bacteria. How come
the Komodo dragons don't die from all those
bacteria?
2006-12-27 01:20:51 · 4 answers · asked by nanoman9 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Herpetologists and biologists still don't understand just how komodo dragons are immune to the bacteria in their saliva. They know that when komodo dragons eat they chew or tear into their own gums with their teeth and expose theirselves to their own bacteria-infested saliva, but even after trying to collect and analyze samples of komodo saliva, it is uncertain whether their immunity is something they biologically manufacture (say, their body producing antibodies to make them immune), or if genetics can be factored in.
I wondered the same thing while I was in high school and helping to take care of a Savannah monitor.
2006-12-27 08:15:33 · answer #1 · answered by xx_villainess_xx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have natural immunity.
2006-12-27 10:05:15 · answer #2 · answered by Jim G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are immune to it
2006-12-27 09:40:07 · answer #3 · answered by Killzone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are very resilient because of their natural immune system !!!
2006-12-27 09:30:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋