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VA-Komodo dragon bit the hand that fed it-AZA
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by tigers9 on January 19, 2009
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Just postign this, there was a new jaguar attack in MD zoo and this komodo few days ago, not good cosnidering this year might be a slaughter house for exotic ownership. Human erros, to be human is to err, but explain that to AR and stupid legislators that 100 percent safety is not realistic
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Komodo dragon bit the hand that fed it
The Associated Press
January 18, 2009
VIRGINIA BEACH
A Komodo dragon at the Virginia Aquarium bit the hand that fed it — literally — but aquarium officials said the incident Friday was likely more due to excitement than betrayal as the popular expression implies.
The condition of the reptile keeper was not immediately available at Sentara Virginia Beach Hospital, but the injury was not life-threatening, the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center said in a statement.
Sanchez, the 3-year-old Komodo dragon, was probably excited by the prospect of eating and bit the worker in a "feed response," said Chip Harshaw, curator of reptiles and mammals.
Harshaw said he came to the worker's aid as her hand was in the reptile's grip. It released the worker's hand after Harshaw put his hand on the neck of the 4 1/2-foot, 20-pound carnivore.
The biting incident was in an area that could not be viewed by visitors, the aquarium said. The aquarium has two other Komodo dragons.
Komodo dragons can grow up to 10 feet long, weigh as much as 365 pounds and are only found in the wild in eastern Indonesia.
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RE: VA-Komodo dragon bit the hand that fed it-AZA
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by LadyBloodRose on January 19, 2009
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gee 100s of people if not more a year get hurt by horses some even killed wonder if evently they will outlaw them -_-
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