I L L U S T R A T E D B Y ILLUSTRATED BY R O B B O L S T E R ROB BOLSTER B Y BY J E R R Y P A L L O T T A JERRY PALLOTTA ® K I N G C O B R A KING COBRA K O M O D O D R A G O N KOMODO DRAGON V S . VS. S c h o l a s t i c I n c . Scholastic Inc. New York Toronto London Auckland Sydney Mexico City New Delhi Hong Kong
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ILLUSTRATED BYILLUSTRATED BY
ROB B OLSTERROB BOLSTER
BYBY
JERRY P ALLOTTAJERRY PALLOTTA
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KING COBRAKING COBRA
KOMODO D RAGONKOMODO DRAGON
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Thank you to Mr. Winslow Homer. —R.B.
Thank you to Dr. Stephen Durant, rugby player supreme! —J.P.
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What would happen if a tough Komodo dragon came
face-to-face with a deadly king cobra? What if they
were both hungry? If they had a ⇒ ght, who do you
think would win?
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Meet the Komodo dragon. The Komodo dragon is the
largest lizard in the world. It grows up to ten feet long
and can weigh three hundred pounds.
“Varanus komodoensis”
KOMODO D RAGONKOMODO DRAGON: :
SCIENTIFIC NAME OF
Fact
Komodo dragons live on four Indonesian islands: Komodo, Rinca, Flores, and Gili Motang.
A reptile is a cold-blooded animal covered in scales. Turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodiles,
and alligators are reptiles.
Definition
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Meet the king cobra. A king cobra can grow up to
eighteen feet long. The king cobra is a venomous snake
that can weigh up to twenty pounds.
Venomous meanspoisonous.
Definition
King cobras live in India, China, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
Fact
“Ophiophagus hannah”KING C OBRA: KING COBRA:
SCIENTIFIC NAME OF
A snake is a reptile that hasno arms, legs, movable
eyelids, or external ears.
Definition
Komodo dragons have teeth. Their teeth are unusual for
a land animal. They are serrated, like a shark’s teeth.
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TEETHTEETH
Serrated means jagged, like a saw.Dangerous Fact
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