What is the largest lizard in the world?

Can you imagine a lizard 10 feet long and weighing 300 pounds? There is a monster lizard of this size called the Komodo Dragon. It is easy to see how it came to be called a dragon. Its long neck supports a large head with cruel-looking jaws and its powerful, thick tail accounts for half its length. Short legs with clawed feet and a stout body complete the picture, but the final dragon-like touch is the forked tongue which the Komodo Dragon flicks out as it trundles along.

Altogether this is a thoroughly frightening lizard. It is said that the tail is fairly ineffective against man, but the terrible jaws would make a serious wound if they clamped on to an arm or leg. The Komodo Dragon is a ferocious carnivore and will kill and eat any smaller animal it can catch. Some have even been reported eating small deer and pigs.