We learned that the Komodo Dragons only bite their prey once and then leave it to die. The saliva of the dragon has excessive amounts of bacteria and poisons which eventually kill the prey. They just bite it a few times; wait for it to die and then dining begins. We hiked through forest that reminded me of photos of Africa. There are about 2000 dragons living on Rinca Island. This is more than the 1700 that live on Komodo Island. The dragon is called the land crocodile by the natives.