How to Spot a Dragon, holy C*@P!
(To be sung or spoken aloud)
When you walk along the ground and above you hear a sound,
It’s a dragon?
Wings and terror in the air, claws and fangs that rip and tear.
It’s a dragon?
Scaly hyde just like a snake, with mighty roar the ground will quake.
It’s a dragon?
Quick, now run! you must make haste, I think they know how good you’ll taste.
It’s a DRAGON!
Ok, that was a Kelly O. original, you’re welcome. Now back to the subject: How to spot a Dragon. Unless you find yourself in an episode of Game of Thrones, I don’t think you’ll run into any dragons walking down the street. But, if you do, RUN! Not all of them are nice, fluffy and wise like Falkor in the Neverending story.
So how much do you know about dragons? After researching for this post, I found that my knowledge was lacking in this regard; but now I have graduated from “oh look, a big reptile thingy with wings!” to “I know what kind of dragon that is”. So are you ready to be amazed? Stunned? ok, I’ll settle for mildly interested in my dragonly wisdom. 
SEA SERPENTS
NESSIE!
Well, Loch Ness is a myth, so they say… and it could be classified as a Sea Serpent.
Yes, that’s is a dragon; a wing-less non-flying dragon that lives in the water.
Here is what Wikipedia says Loch Ness looks like…supposedly.
EASTERN DRAGONS
Also known as Chinese dragons, they are legendary creatures in Chinese mythology and Chinese folklore. The dragons have many animal-like forms such as turtles, fish, and imaginary creatures, but they are most commonly depicted as snake-like with four legs that can fly.
WYVERN DRAGONS
Wyvern were said to live among the mountains and cliffs at higher elevations. They are known for their wing talons that help them scale vertical surfaces and long whip like tail for defense. They are a winged dragon with 2 rear limbs and hawk-like talons.
WESTERN DRAGONS
The European , aka Western Dragon, is pictured above on the Welsh Flag (courtesy of Wikipedia). You can identify this dragon the easiest due to it’s popularity in movies. A Western dragon has wings, 4 limbs and can fly.
WYRM DRAGON
Also known as a Basilisk, the Wyrm Dragon is snakelike in appearance and has no limbs or wings. These dragons prefer dark places and usually have venomous fangs or poison tipped prongs along their body and secrete a noxious gas or paralytic ooze. Think Harry Potter on this one, that’s what was down under the school.
I feel smarter already, how about you? What do you like about dragons? Personally, my favorite dragon is Toothless from How to Train your Dragon, he would be considered a European Dragon.
Need more dragons? Dragon Shifters?
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