Endangered but Dangerous

There was a story in the news recently that involved little boy being killed by a komodo dragon The boy was mauled when he went to defecate behind a bush Saturday on Komodo island. The Komodo bit him on his waist and tossed him viciously from side to side. A fishermen, who just happened to be the boy's uncle, threw rocks at the lizard until it let the boy go and fled. The boy died from massive bleeding half an hour later. Komodos, the world's largest lizards, are only found in the wild in a small archipelago in eastern Indonesia. Fewer than 4,000 survive. The lizards had been living side-by-side with the 1,200 people on Komodo with no fatal incident for 33 years a according to island park afficials. It is strange that such an animal that is at the mercy of human beings is also a threat to human life. Iknow that many people visit komodo island to see the lizard in its natural habitate. I just hope that everyone who visits realizes that although endangered the komodo dragon is still danerous.