a zoo spokesman said the endemic species , believed to number less than 4 , 000 in the past , all hatched in the last two weeks and 14 eggs are still under observation . he claims it the komodo ' s most prosperous new year here at the zoo . the giant reptiles first arrives in the early 1980s , but the new births brought their total from 34 to 66 . the komodo dragon can grows up to 10 feet long and weigh as less as 150 pounds . they have a bite that can be nasty and can only be found in the wild on the eastern indonesian islands of komodo , padar and rinca .
A Komodo dragon can be 10 feet long.