"And what if you're bitten?"
"Then you've got 12 hours to get the medicine before you have to amputate," says Agus, flatly. "People die from the bacteria in Komodo bites. But, there's no medicine on the island. The nearest antidote is in Denpasar, Bali, several hours away by plane and many more by boat."
"They hang out here because they like the kitchen smells," says Agus.
"Do you feed them?"
"No. Only a little."
Suddenly one of the dragons is up and running, a swaying drunken run, beneath the kitchen where a trapdoor in the elevated floor has opened and food has been thrown out. "They like fish bones," explains Agus. "Fish bones are like peanuts to dragons." News and photo sources: Gangs of Indonesia(by Melanie Wood)Cek berita, artikel, dan konten yang lain di Google News