How do you stop a Komodo Dragon Attack?

Punch it it the snout, evidently. This little tidbit from the Boston Globe’s online edition:

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2010/05/24/indonesian_worker_bitten_by_komodo_dragon/

I hope they clean it well. I understand Komodo Dragon bites can be pretty toxic, and it’s thought that this helps them bring down prey.

Nike them from orbit. It is the only way to be sure.

Beat me to it. Damn.

ETA: Nuke them from orbit. It is the only way to be sure. First with the line spelled right!

Nike them from orbit would be dropping your shoes on them from a great height.

Nike rockets were surface to air–probably only of use if the dragon in question is flying.

Have a guy named George stab it.

Ask the world’s foremost expert on the Komodo Dragon.

Or Sharon Stone.

You know, the Komodo Dragon is the world’s largest living lizard. It is found on the steep-sloped island of Komodo, hence, it’s name, and the lesser sunder chain of the Indonesian archipelego.

One swipe of it’s powerful tail can render an enemy senseless.

I would keep it simple and run for my life. (this is no time to try being clever)

I’d Nike it into orbit: ie- kick the shit out of that mother fucker. Not sure what else you can do besides punch and kick the thing.

No “Need help fast!” proviso, so I’ll just say, if it was a crocodile, the trick is to run in zig-zags, because they’re shit at changing direction. Komodo’s are another thing altogether, I imagine.

Sorry to be of no help.

Manuel Mollinedo, the LA Zoo director during the Komodo attack in the link, was later the zoo director in SF at the time the tiger got out of its cage and killed that kid a few years back.

The zoo staff was accuse of many of the same things – downplaying the problem, not allowing the police into the grounds, etc.

Take away its credit card.

Wait…wrong punch line. :smack:

Dammit!

I’ve read of them climbing trees after a guy.
I read a book in grade school about a guy and his Wife that researched Komodos. One was chasing her and the guy dropped it on the run with a rifle. I bet he enjoyed her marital affections for some time after that. :slight_smile:

Before you leave your Mog House, make sure you job is set to Dragoon. Simple enough.

Use a Komodo Dragonet?

Challenge it to a go-kart race for the fate of the Earth.

I thought the same thing.

Minor nitpit; there is some pretty compelling (conclusive, IMO) evidencethat komodo dragons are, in fact, venomous in the traditional sense. They contain venom-producing glands between their teeth, which gets forced deep into the wounds during their peculiar bite technique.

The role of bacteria is questionable, and may play only an incidental role for predation, if any.