🐉Komodo dragons are the largest, heaviest lizards in the world — and one of the few with a venomous bite. 👅These stealthy, powerful hunters rely on their sense of smell to detect food, using their long, forked tongues to sample the air. 👋Meet our komodo dragon, Murphy, at the Reptile Discovery Center! ❤️🐲 Love komodo dragons? Cuddle with one (in toy form) when you adopt a species! HELP CONSERVE DRAGONS: https://s.si.edu/2XT5MFY. | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Dragons are HERE! 🥳 The largest Komodo dragon habitat in the Americas is officially open! 🎉 🤯 Komodo dragons are the largest and heaviest lizard on Earth reaching up to 10 feet in length and can weigh more than 300 pounds ⭐️ The habitat is located on the path to the Zoo’s Veterinary Center 🦎 During warmer months crocodile monitors, the second longest lizard species, will be visible from the indoor viewing window while the dragons are outside | Nashville Zoo