Most intelligent species

He sounds very...VERY laid back.

"oh, japanese people? whatever. humans taste bad anyway, and i'm having my siesta. Oh well, maybe later..."

yes. It's not an incredibly strong venom, but it's there. a LOT of lizards apparently have some venom in their bite-that's why lizard bites often swell up and get red.

Perhaps? better to say: certainly, unequivocally, and definitely.

Well for many years it was believed that the diet of the Komodo amounted to a disgusting array of rancid bacteria in their mouth. They would bite the victim and just use their strong sense of smell to home in on their victim, who'd die a few days later.
However only recently, as ARRGH pointed out, venom glands/ducts have been discovered. Although, their venom is not incredibly potent, and the oral bacteria still play a part in the kill.
It's funny - most Komodos refuse to eat fresh meat - they prefer rotting and rancid carrion.

- Knights -

Most intelligent species?

oh. new question:

has anyone done IQ experiments with eagles?

Interesting.

It definitely is a nice perspective on this discussion