There are not many natural enemies of monitor lizards. They are usually the same kind and snakes. The natural enemies of Komodo dragons are their own kind. Because monitor lizards move slowly, they are easily hunted by their own kind. Therefore, many monitor lizards live in dense forests all year round and rarely leave the forest. The Komodo dragon's natural enemies are snakes. When the monitor lizard is foraging in the forest, some venomous reptiles, snakes or other reptiles may pass nearby and become predators of the monitor lizard.
The original number of monitor lizards is small, but its economic value is very high, which leads people to capture them at will, reducing the original number of monitor lizards. of monitor lizards are on the verge of extinction. In 1989, it was included in China's "List of National Key Protected Wild Animals" and designated as a first-level protected animal. It was also included in the "Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora". Indonesia is also establishing a national park on Komodo Island to expand the local Komodo dragon family.
