This “Who Wins” series is getting lots of good feedback and interaction from you guys, so we’re going to keep it going as long as you’re interested.
Today, we explore, “Who win: Honey Badger or Komodo Dragon” Once again, a great question.
This is an especially difficult question because both animals have a particularly feisty, nasty and fearless personality.
Let’s take a closer look:
Honey Badger
The honey badger, also known as the ratel, is native to Africa, Southwest Asia and India. Despite its name, the honey badger resembles a weasel more than any other badger. The Honey Badger can grow up to three feet long and weigh up to 40 pounds. It is primarily a carnivorous species and has very few predators due to its thick skin and ferociousness. It’s known as an elite defensive animal that is hyper-aggressive and without fear.
Kimodo Dragon
The Komodo dragon, also known as the Komodo monitor, is a massive species of lizard found in the Indonesian islands. It’s is the largest living species of lizard, growing to a maximum length of 10 feet and can weigh up to 330 pounds. Due to their size, the Komodo Dragons dominate the ecosystems in which they live, hunting invertebrates, birds, and small mammals.
The verdict: Honey Badger.
This was a tough one. If the match was based purely on size, the Komodo Dragon would be an obvious favorite. But there’s much more to take into consideration. The Honey Badger is among the fiercest, most fearless animals on the planet. It’s speed, mobility, aggression and fighting prowess would likely find a way to defeat the bigger, slower Komodo Dragon.
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Agreed
I think the Komodo would eat the honey badger before the honey badger could kill it.
Wow, I really did start a theme… but have you seen videos of a Komodo Dragon they’re so sloooooooow! Head’s Up’s right. Honey Badger no sweat!
Komodo Dragons can actually be very fast momentarily. They are also very poisonous…. one scratch and your dead. (that goes for Honey Badgers as well)
Excpet when they fight!
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Honey Badger Definitely.
Give me a break, the komodo would have fresh n’ ready dinner
That’s not true…the komodo dragon can run up to 30 miles per hour and has a terrific sense of smell. It even preys on deer and other large mammals. So the komodo dragon would defeat the dog-sized honey badger. I am highly knowledgable about this topic, I am currently taking a college level biology course, and have been studying reptiles.
Actually, I have been studying this as well and I believe you have some facts wrong. Komodo dragons cannot run 30mph they can run 13mph! The honey badger however can run 15mph! This really isn’t important though because neither one of them fights on the run. The honey badger is more intelligent, could survive the poisonous saliva, and tougher all around. Answer this who would win a Lion, or a Komodo dragon (because the Honey Badger has been know to kill full grown lions many times!)?
amen. thank you
oops i meant to say that to happy camper
Komodo Dragon. Bigger, stronger, more predatory. I love Head’s UP!!!
Awesome!!
The problem here is that if the if komodo dragon got a single bite into the honey badger the venom would kill it later. So basically it would be a draw because if the honey badger killed the dragon and got bit, the badger would die later.
Actually, no one has any proof that a komodo dragon’s saliva could kill a honey badger. But there is proof that it can survive a Black Mamba’s bite (which kills a human in 25 sec.).
I saw a video where a honey badger got bit by a cobra repetitively but just got right back up.
hone badger i think would win
How about the The Fastest Man Alive-The Flash vs Our friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Nice, question Head’s Up! We’re still debating it!
Just wait until you see what we have in store for our July 2013 issue.