The rather cool dragon luvers club (not just pokemon dragons) O_O

[Dragon-Chan]

It isn't a Dragon, but I thought i'd post it anyway.

Please don't drool...

Here are some dragon pics..

I also wrote an essay on dragons...i'll post it here


The Lizard Files
Dragons & Reptiles: Do dragons really exist?
Do dragons really exist? Do creatures we?ve thought never existed for so long really walk the earth? Maybe....

Characteristics of dragons
-Life cycle
Dragons are reptiles (cold-blooded)
Dragons are long-lived
Dragons lay eggs
-Behavior
Classical dragons are known for eating people
Chinese dragons are kind, benevolent and wise
All dragons (excluding Chinese) hoard
Sometimes dragons are much like cats (or anacondas), eating a large meal once in a while and then sleeping it off
Sometimes dragons are very active and go outside daily
-Appearance
Dragons [don?t always] have wings
Dragons can be spiny
Most dragons are at least three feet long
All dragons have teeth and claws (excluding Ampitheres)
Dragons are scaly

So what dragons are there?

? The Classical dragon
? The Good-luck Chinese dragon
? The wormlike dragon
? Ampitheres
? The wingless dragon

The Classical Dragon
This is the type of dragon that most everyone knows. Flying through the skies
With fiery breath, this maiden-eater and knight-killer is truly the dragon of most
imaginations and stories. Classical dragons have a taste for riddles.

The Chinese Dragon
This dragon is said in China to bring good luck, prosperity and happiness. There
were river dragons, dragons in the air, earth dragons and dragons that made the
rain. These long, snaky dragons were usually blue, red, green or yellow depending
on what type of dragon they were. They had manes and special pearls they carried with them. To see one of these dragons was a sign of many good things to come.

Wormlike Dragons
These snaky little dragons, called knuckers or worms, lived in Europe and usually had their lair in wells or ?knucker? holes. They preferred marshy, swampy places, bogs and other damp and gloomy areas. Sometimes they had tiny wings.

Ampitheres
These beautiful winged serpents are usually a stunning blue, blue-green, azure or dark green. They had long, beautiful feathers on the tip of their tails and large, feathered wings which were so beautiful they almost glittered. Ampitheres look a lot like the winged serpent form of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl.

Wingless Dragons
Wingless dragons are a lot like the classic dragon, except they are, of course, wingless and sometimes breathe fire. Sometimes they have a poisonous bite or breath. Like the classical dragon, most enjoy riddle games.

We?ve just seen the dragons of myth and legends, the dragons that terrorize farms and bring rain. Now let?s check out the dragons of reality. Do YOU think dragons are real?

And here we have the real dragons:

? That most famous of all lizards, the Komodo Dragon
? The Paradise Flying Dragon (preyed upon by the Paradise Tree Snake)
? The Paradise Tree Snake, otherwise known as the flying snake
? The fearsome-looking but quite harmless (to humans) Frilled Lizard
? Another scary-looking lizard, the Bearded Dragon

The Bearded Dragon & Frilled Lizard
These two lizards specialize in being very scary. The bearded Dragon is not a monitor lizard, but has a frightening ?beard? of spikes, which it can puff out to startle things. Likewise, the Frilled Lizard of Australia has a large collar of skin which it puffs out to scare its prey.

The Paradise Flying Dragon
It?s very easy to see where this little lizard got its name. Like the flying squirrel, this lizard has flaps of skin that it spreads in order to glide from tree to tree. The Paradise Flying Dragon does not actually fly. It glides.



The Paradise Tree Snake
Had this critter evolved with wings, it would be a dragon called an Ampithere. This snake flattens its body to glide from tree to tree, much like the Paradise Flying Dragon mentioned earlier.

The Komodo Dragon
The name says it all. This huge lizard can grow up to ten feet or more. Its huge claws are perfect for ripping and tearing. Every one of its little teeth is like a razor blade. Like sharks, Komodos grow new teeth all their life, new ones replacing the old ones when an old one is broken or rots. These huge, muscular lizards can run very quickly if they are in the mood. Every year at least five people are attacked by dragons. Most survive without a scrape by either scaring the dragons away somehow or managing to escape, but some are eaten. The Komodo has a poisonous bite, too. Its mouth harbors four kinds of rare and deadly bacteria.

Skinks
Skinks are long, very snaky lizards with short, stumpy legs.

Turtles
Turtles are very long-lived. They are slow-moving and some live partly in the water. Turtles have heavy, cumbersome shells on their backs (also do not have wings) and so cannot fly.

The proof is in the [prehistoric] pudding
Maybe there are no modern-day dragons.........but were there dragons 65 million years ago? Think of the Pterodactyls, soaring through prehistoric skies. They were reptiles. They flew. Some were predators. Or have dragons existed through the ages, starting with the Pterodactyls and going up to the monitor lizards?

What do all dragons have in common? They are all reptiles?.

And so, in conclusion?..I will answer the question than humankind has asked ever since the idea was invented:
Do dragons exist?

And the answer is??.
Maybe. Not just in our imaginations, but in the Pterodactyls soaring through the skies, in the flying tree snakes and in the Komodo Dragons. Dragons can exist today, in the way some reptiles have evolved. And in our imaginations.

Do dragons really exist?

You decide.

 

[Rhykasho]

Not sure about the first pic considering that it sint really a dragon but the pics of the Komodo Dragon (I thinks O.o) are good, also that Essay is really, really good ^_^

 

[Dragon-Chan]

Thanks. You really think the essay is good? I thought, "Something that was that easy to write CAN'T be that good."

 

[Rhykasho]

Well aslong as its about Dragons then anything is good to me ^_^

 

[Dragon-Chan]

Oh. So if you liked Pegasus instead, then the essay wouldn't be good to you?

 

[Rhykasho]

Well, Ill still like the essay even if I liked Pegasus' instead of Dragons XD

Even the easiest essays to do can turn out great like the one I did for "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (well I thought it was easy O.o)

 

[Dragon-Chan]

Oh...so it's still good.....

 

[Rhykasho]

Yes, it certainly is ^_^

^ Now this pic is amazing

 

[Hydraconis Requiseq-Hrael]

The dragon does not appear to be posing at all. That is what makes it amazing.

I mentioned the undead earlier, so, behold the frost wyrm from Warcraft III.
It is a bit small.

 

[Charizard_Fire_God]

Great pic Brookes! ^_^ *saves it*
Hmph, I've played an' finished Warcraft III an' its expansion an' I must say my fav units are tha Red Drakes an' Red Dragons, too bad they ain't available for any race. >_<
Well I like their Roar an' their green eyes go very well with their red scales. ^_^
Also, as a Dagon name, I liked tha name Searinox, it was a Black Dragon in tha human campaign, tch, st00pid humans don't care about tha Dragon's feelings, they have a heart too ya know, but all those murderous humans wanted was heart as an item an' so I obviously skipped that side quest. ^^;;
Yeh, Frost Wyrms are my favourite untis from campaigns, second are tha Wyverns, which also look like Dragons but don't have front limbs.
Oh, an' jhgghyu, that was a very nice summary of Dragons ya made in that essay, tch, I knew some o' that stuff but thanx for the extra details -- ya can never know too much about Dragons. ^^
An' yesh, tha Komodo Dragon is my 3rd fav creature in tha world(1st=Western Dragon, 2nd=Eastern Dragon). ^_^
Yay! They've made Frost Wyrm damage Magical in Frozen Throne. ^_^
*sigh* Chimaeras an' all, W3 offers such a great variety of Dragons... OH! I almost forgot! I saw this Warcraft mini-novel "Day Of The Dragon", I caught a glimpse of it at some random store an year ago, it was one of tha beacons that led me ta start a life here at PC! ^_^ ...err, it's a long story. ^^;;

 

[Rhykasho]

I havnt played on any of the Warcraft games, but if I did, Ill only play it because of the Dragons O.o

^ Charizard in a realistic form

 

[Hydraconis Requiseq-Hrael]

It would look reallistic if the artist drew scales instead of a cow's hide.
This picture also appears to lack Charizard's true character.
That is how I see it.

Here is a picture of Siegfried and Fafnir, a Norse myth.

 

[Charizard_Fire_God]

Hmm, well it does have some differences from tha real Charizard, tha skin does look non-scaly like, an' yesh, tha facial expression isn't a Charizard-like one, but as a Dragon I'd say it still looks awesome. ^^
Hmph. I know o' Fafnir an' Siegfried, bah, well at least Fafnir was Protectin' a Cursed treasure. Tch, well at least Siegfried dies in the end. Tch, slayin' is good if it involves Dragons slayin' humans. ^_^

 

[Rhykasho]

Well that pic is good Hydraconis.......yes O.o

^ I nother pic that I "stumbled" across on DA and it's a pic of a black Dragon................w00t!!! ^_^

 

[Dragon-Chan]

Here are some World Of Warcraft Dragon pics. I love WoW and play it for the awesomely cool dragons...

Azuregos

Onyxia. Beautiful...^^

My first avatar (a red Dragon head) was taken out of my very own screenshot of a red WoW Dragon named Axtroz.

 

[Rhykasho]

OMG, they look amazing, I would play WoW but I think that u have to pay to play it :(

^ I dont think that this pic has been posted here before :\

 

[Hydraconis Requiseq-Hrael]

It is another true classic. I enjoy them the most.

I think that the collection needs The Legend of Zelda in it, so here is a very common picture of Volvagia.

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[Charizard_Fire_God]

Tch. Ya do have ta pay for playin' it... unless ya play ona pirated server that is. ^_^
Great pics everyone. ^_^ *sigh* I'd play WoW just for Dragons... an' they're such nice Dragons too... ^^ Hmm, I remember this WoW trailer where at the end it showed a Dragon breathing fire. ^_^
Oh an' what a cute name for a Dragoness. I sure hope none o' these ppl kill her, but by tha looks of tha damage that's bein' done in tha right of tha window I kinda doubt that. ^_^

 

[Dragon-Chan]

Of course, she's attacking them. Stealing from Onyxia's hoard. Serves them right.
Beware of the dangers of seeking homework help from dragons...

 

[Wind_Guardian]

Can I be a member of this club? I love dragons!