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The venomous bite of a Komodo dragon

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The Komodo dragon is basically a dinosaur that survived out of pure malice. They casually stalk their prey before delivering a bite loaded with venom and shock-inducing proteins, meaning one nibble is essentially a guaranteed, terribly slow doom.

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