the komodo dragon can ran up to eignteen miles per hour over a short distance the komodo dragon doesn' need to ran after swift prey like wild pigs and deer white alligatons and crocodiles lie in wait for prey in the water the komodo drogon camoutlages itselt on land and uses its powerful legs to lunge at passing animais if the ptey is not caugnt in the sharp teeth and powerful l jaws it will quickly die from the dragon's bite komodo dragor sailva contains over fifty kinds of bacteria that while harm'ess to the gragon will kill another animal within twenty tour sense of smell and simply foilows the trail to its hect meal