🐉Komodo dragons are the largest, heaviest lizards in the world — and one of the few with a venomous bite. 👅These stealthy, powerful hunters rely on their sense of smell to detect food, using their long, forked tongues to sample the air. 👋Meet our komodo dragon, Murphy, at the Reptile Discovery Center! ❤️🐲 Love komodo dragons? Cuddle with one (in toy form) when you adopt a species! HELP CONSERVE DRAGONS: https://s.si.edu/2XT5MFY. | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis), may not have wings or breathe fire, but they are excellent swimmers! 🦎🏊‍♂️ Despite their water prowess, they are only known to occasionally swim between the four Indonesian islands that they inhabit within Komodo National Park (Komodo, Rinca, Gili Montang, Gili Dasami). These large lizards are believed to be homebodies. Many will even remain within the same valleys that they were hatched in. | Science Channel

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