I am 3 meters long and I can weigh more than 300 pounds. I am the heaviest of my kind. I am a very scaly combination of a lizard and a dinosaur. My kind only exist on three islands in the Indonesian national park that is named after me.
I have thrived in the harsh climate of Indonesia’s Islands for millions of years. I camouflage really well into trees and leaves, and I will eat almost anything, including carrion, deer, pigs, babies of my species, and even large water buffalo and humans. I can eat 80 percent of my body weight in just one meal!
Sometime tourists are looking at me and I bite them because humans are sometimes quite annoying. My saliva has over 50 strains of bacteria, and within 24 hours, my prey usually dies of blood poisoning. I calmly and quietly follow my escapee for miles as the bacteria takes effect, using my great sense of smell to hone in on their corpse — I can smell blood up to five miles away. Humans are a delicious delicacy, but usually, they take medicine so they don’t die.
Even though I am protected, I am beginning to go extinct. My kind may be gone in 30 years.
Who am I?
Answer: suoƃɐɹp opoɯoʞ
