Bay crocodile vs Komodo dragon, one is the most bite-strong crocodile boss, one is the most poisonous lizard brother, if these two beasts are one-on-one frontal hard anus, who is the real strongest reptile on the surface? In this issue, the Director of the Exploration Bureau will declassify it for you.
1. Bay crocodile
The bay crocodile, officially known as the saltwater crocodile, has a wide range of distribution, stretching from northern Australia to eastern India and Southeast Asia. As their name suggests, saltwater crocodiles are able to live in coastal habitats, but they are also comfortable in freshwater rivers and swamps. They usually live in tributaries of the saltwater coast, where they can swim back and forth between saltwater and fresh water.
Male bay crocodiles are much larger than females, typically growing up to 4.6 meters long and even 6.1 meters long, weighing more than 910 kilograms. These beasts existed before the extinction of the dinosaurs, so it is not an exaggeration to call them prehistoric behemoths. It's often said that witnessing a species in nature is like looking back in time, so we can certainly see scenes from 100 million years ago in the bay crocodile.
The bay crocodile is the largest surviving reptile in the world and an extremely good ambush predator, and males can usually eat anything that enters their territory, including great white sharks and killer whales. They will ambush at the water's edge and quickly pounce on any animal that comes to drink water or enter the shallow sea. After biting their prey on the first attack, they will drag the prey into the water and drown before the prey resists.
Bay crocodiles have the strongest bite force in the world, with teeth over 12.7 cm long and a strong upper and lower jaw muscle that gives them a bite force of more than 3700 psi. In addition, they have a very strong sense of territory. If they do not have territory, they will be extremely aggressive and invade good territory; If their territory is attacked by others, they will defend their territory to the death.
The bay crocodile's diet ranges from fish and birds to large land animals such as livestock and wild buffalo, and of course the occasional human. Weighing 900 kilograms of killing machine, with the strongest bite force in the world, Tiger Blow is still superstitious Siberian tiger can do this guy?
2. Komodo dragon
The Komodo monitor lizard is the largest lizard in the world and is native to the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores and Guilimotang. Komodo monitor lizards can grow up to 2.6 meters long and weigh up to 91 kg. As the dominant species on the island, Komodo monitor lizards eat almost whatever they want. But in fact, it is said that they were natural enemies in the past, that is, the Javan tiger. Later, due to the mass hunting of humans, the Komodo dragon is now also an endangered animal.
Their diet is impressive in its wide variety, including carrion, deer, pigs, small Komodo dragons, and even large buffalo. Their mouths contain a lot of bacteria and venom, ensuring that if the prey is bitten by them, even if it escapes, it is likely to die of poison. They are excellent ambush hunters, waiting for delicious food to pass by, then jumping at lightning speed with their powerful front legs, fierce claws, and sharp teeth, taking a bite and injecting venom into their prey.
Komodo dragons are particularly strong in their tails, capable of sweeping through thousands of armies like steel whips, and they are said to be able to knock down an adult Siberian tiger with their tails. Once the prey is in a vulnerable position, these deadly lizards bite the prey with their jagged teeth and then pull it back with powerful neck muscles, just as we saw trees with saws, leaving huge blood marks on the prey.
Their venom contains an anticoagulant that accelerates blood loss, causing prey to shock and die quickly, and then they swallow the prey in its entirety like a snake. Someone has witnessed a monitor lizard slamming a sub-adult Siberian tiger into a tree in a zoo, and the Siberian tiger was killed by this heavy blow. So, I have always been cautiously skeptical about the Javanese giant tiger being the natural enemy of the Komodo dragon.
Large adult males who hunt their largest prey typically eat only 12 times a year. I guess if you ate a buffalo, you'd be fuller than a lice on a dog.
3. The Ultimate Battle
After the above analysis, it is time to fight! Bay Crocodile vs Komodo Dragon, who will laugh last?
There is no doubt that Komodo dragons are cruel predators, with sharp teeth and highly poisonous bites, they are able to easily knock down very large prey. However, the bay crocodile is huge, with 13 cm long teeth with overwhelming bite force, and they can also take down very large prey. So, who is the most powerful reptile? Next, I'll tell you a story that a Southeast Asian friend witnessed with my own eyes about the bay crocodile vs. Komodo dragon.
A Komodo dragon chases a wild boar by the water's edge, and at the same moment, a bay crocodile suddenly runs out of the water and bites the boar's hind legs. I have to say, this is really a very unfortunate pig! However, the Komodo dragon did not give up when he saw this scene, but became more and more excited, thinking that there were two delicious appetizers tonight, so he ran directly to the bay crocodile! The bay crocodile was caught off guard by the sudden attack, so it released the wild boar and rushed out of the water. The bay crocodile's large mouth was open, and its 13 cm long teeth sparkled in the sun, aggressively.
Komodo dragons are stubborn and can't possibly be intimidated by a delicious crocodile. It rushes towards the crocodile and whips the other with its tail. However, the crocodile was too big and the skin was too thick, even if it was whipped by a Komodo dragon. And as the bay crocodile continued to rush forward, the Komodo dragon was biting it with razor-like teeth. However, the scales of the bay crocodile worked, and Komodo's bite only caused minor damage and failed to hurt the flesh layer.
Just when the Komodo dragon was still doubting the opponent's defensive armor, it was the turn of the bay crocodile to show its strength weapon, and its huge mouth and powerful bite force crushed the entire head of the Komodo dragon directly! It's really the society I crocodile brother, people don't talk much! It's a deadly move! When it dragged the dead Komodo dragon into the depths of the river like a child, I sighed again: I guess no one in the world can cure this guy except lions!
The story is a bit long, and finally the director summarizes it: it is the Komodo dragon that attacks first, wants to stun the bay crocodile with its tail, and then bites on the bay crocodile to let the venom and bacteria invade the bay crocodile. However, the bay crocodile was too large and the scales were too thick, and Komodo's killing move was of no use to him at all, and finally the bay crocodile successfully bit the skull of the Komodo dragon with one move.
Therefore, the final conclusion given by the director was that the bay crocodile would have a 65% chance of defeating the Komodo dragon and becoming the undisputed strongest reptile on the surface. Do you agree with the Director's analysis and conclusions? Feel free to express your views in the comments section.