Venomous Dragon
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Mar 20, 2012 14:09:14 GMT -5
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Mar 25, 2012 14:29:12 GMT -5
I love how casual this is. Man: If I touch it, its not gonna bite me? *reaches for lizard* Lizard: NO! *Tail whip*
Which brings me to how the tail whip plays into match ups. Only the largest of monitors are going to be able to use there tail as an actual weapon, with most it serves as a distance maker, keeping the enemy at bay, but if it hits its not gonna do much other than hurt a bit. With the larger guys it mostly acts as the same thing but because of the weight the tail hurts alot more. There is at least one "account" where a man said a perentie broke his dogs leg with a tail whip, I personally dont believe it. In my opinion the only monitor that is about to break bone Is the komodo and Its not one tail whip and somethings broken type thing, It more that the tail whip would carry enough force to break something if it hit in the right spot, similar to how kick boxers can end up with broken legs. Its all about where it hits.
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Post by Ultimategrid on Mar 25, 2012 16:32:27 GMT -5
I love how casual this is. Man: If I touch it, its not gonna bite me? *reaches for lizard* Lizard: NO! *Tail whip* Which brings me to how the tail whip plays into match ups. Only the largest of monitors are going to be able to use there tail as an actual weapon, with most it serves as a distance maker, keeping the enemy at bay, but if it hits its not gonna do much other than hurt a bit. With the larger guys it mostly acts as the same thing but because of the weight the tail hurts alot more. There is at least one "account" where a man said a perentie broke his dogs leg with a tail whip, I personally dont believe it. In my opinion the only monitor that is about to break bone Is the komodo and Its not one tail whip and somethings broken type thing, It more that the tail whip would carry enough force to break something if it hit in the right spot, similar to how kick boxers can end up with broken legs. Its all about where it hits. Well my old blackthroat Gerbil broke my buddies wrist with a tail whip, and he was a small blackthroat too. My guess is that if they are really trying to hurt something, their tail can break (small) bones, but usually they just use it as a "leave me alone" trick.
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Post by coherentsheaf on Mar 29, 2012 6:26:38 GMT -5
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Mar 29, 2012 19:06:24 GMT -5
Neat video, thanks for posting it.
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Post by Ultimategrid on Apr 2, 2012 4:47:06 GMT -5
A nile monitor snatches the prey of an Eagle.
(Sorry if the clip is a little long/choppy, the lizard comes in at around 8:00.)
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Apr 3, 2012 18:58:40 GMT -5
bird got muscled out of his food, apparently he wasnt willing to fight for his meal. good find ultimate.
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Apr 3, 2012 21:08:23 GMT -5
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Post by Ultimategrid on Apr 4, 2012 6:54:04 GMT -5
bird got muscled out of his meal, apperently he wasnt willing to fight for his meal. good find ultimate. Thanks, also if you check out the old Mutual of Omahas wild kingdom episode on crocodiles theres a small section with several "Leguanns" (nile monitors) stealing bird eggs.
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Apr 4, 2012 19:26:35 GMT -5
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Apr 4, 2012 19:44:26 GMT -5
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Apr 7, 2012 1:12:20 GMT -5
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Apr 7, 2012 1:22:44 GMT -5
Here is a water monitor who has caught a fish thats a little to big for it, You can see how it uses its claws to try and tear the fish into smaller pieces ( 30-50 seconds).
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Apr 7, 2012 1:35:32 GMT -5
This water monitor uses a tree to push a turtle down his throat.
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Post by coherentsheaf on Apr 7, 2012 5:35:09 GMT -5
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