Originally Posted by
whitenorth
I was driving through rural Malaysia once and saw these logs in the distance. As slowed down and got closer, the logs started moving When I got to within about 10 feet, I saw these giant lizards. Needless to say, I didn't get out of the car. Afterwards, I was telling the story to the locals and they said that they were Komodo Dragons and it was a good thing that I didn't get out of the car as they have eaten humans though rarely.
Komodos are very different to these guys. To the best of my knowledge they are only found on certain Indonesian islands, including Komodo Island (not Malaysia, certainly not peninsula Malaysia).
They can be aggressive and even a small bite can be bad news as their saliva is nasty.