{"id":353484,"date":"2010-02-23T11:39:06","date_gmt":"2010-02-23T16:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagopressrelease.com\/press-releases\/the-worst-thing-about-being-an-indonesian-park-ranger-dragons"},"modified":"2010-02-23T11:39:06","modified_gmt":"2010-02-23T16:39:06","slug":"the-worst-thing-about-being-an-indonesian-park-ranger-dragons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/353484","title":{"rendered":"The worst thing about being an Indonesian park ranger? Dragons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>JAKARTA, Indonesia &#8212; An Indonesian park ranger escaped an attack by a Komodo dragon, the world&#8217;s largest lizard species, when his colleagues heard his cries for help and drove the reptile away.<\/p>\n<p>Marcelinus Subanghadir was outside his hut on Komodo Island late Monday when a nearly 7-foot-long dragon grabbed hold of his right foot, Komodo National Park chief Tamen Sitorus said.<\/p>\n<p>The dragon had Subanghadir&#8217;s foot clamped in its shark-like, serrated teeth until fellow rangers heard his screams and drove it off with wooden clubs, Sitorus said.<\/p>\n<p>Subanghadir, 34, suffered deep lacerations and was recovering at a hospital on nearby Bali.<\/p>\n<p>Komodo dragons can be found in the wild only on the eastern Indonesian islands of Komodo, Padar and Rinca. The lizards &#8212; thought to number fewer than 4,000 &#8212; can grow longer than 10 feet and weigh 150 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>An 8-year-old boy was killed by one of the lizards in 2007 on Komodo Island.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on <a  href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyherald.com\/story\/?id=361275&amp;src=143\" title=\"The worst thing about being an Indonesian park ranger? 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