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Marcelinus Subanghadir was outside his hut on Komodo Island late Monday when a nearly 7-foot-long (more than 2-meter-long) dragon grabbed hold of his right foot, Komodo National Park chief Tamen Sitorus said.
The dragon had Subanghadir's foot clamped in its shark-like, serrated teeth until fellow rangers heard his screams and drove it off with wooden clubs, Sitorus said.
Subanghadir, 34, suffered deep lacerations and was recovering at a hospital on nearby Bali.
Komodo dragons can be found in the wild only on the eastern Indonesian islands of Komodo, Padar and Rinca. The lizards - thought to number fewer than 4,000 - can grow longer than 10 feet (3 meters) and weigh 150 pounds (70 kilograms).
An 8-year-old boy was killed by one of the lizards in 2007 on Komodo Island.
