text: After eating up to 80 percent of its body weight in one meal , it drags itself to a sunny location to speed digestion , as the food could rot and poison the dragon if left undigested for too long .
simplified: Komodo dragons can eat up to 80 percent of its body weight in one meal . After swallowing its food , it drags itself to a sunny place to speed up digestion so the food does not rot and poison the dragon .