"The fisherman was inside the park when he went looking for sugar-apples. The area was forbidden for people to enter as there are a lot of wild dragons," Harum said.
Komodo dragons, the world's heaviest lizards, can grow up to 3 meters (10 feet) in length and have a toxic bite that they use to kill prey such as buffalo, returning to feast when the animal succumbs to the poison.
Last month a park ranger survived after a Komodo dragon climbed the ladder into his hut and savaged his hand and foot. In 2007 an eight-year-old boy died after being mauled.
Divers battled Komodo dragons for hours
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- An Indonesia diving trip went wrong had to fight off Komodo dragons while they were waiting to be found, according to reports.
The group had setup camp at Mantaolan, on the island of Rinca off the Komodo National Park, and went missing Thursday.
The divers -- three Britons, a Frenchman and a Swede -- spent two nights on the deserted island, which is home to the large Komodo dragon, before rangers found their remains Saturday.
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