They say that all fiction is
based on or inspired by facts. That definitely seems to the case about the
dragon lore (even though I sometimes like to hold out for the discovery of a
dragon fossil that proves they actually did exist). Whatever the dragon was
based on, there are creatures that exist now, in the 21st century,
that resemble dragons.
Komodo Dragon
Of course this would be on my
list. Its very name has ‘dragon’ in it. They are giant lizards, to put it
roughly, and they don’t breathe fire. They can, however, kill animals as large
as a water buffalo and is said that they have venomous saliva and razor sharp
teeth.
Dragon Snake
Another native to
Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand, the Dragon Snake is also called the Javan Mudsnake
among many other names. Despite being discovered in the 1800s, not much is
known about them other than the fact that they prefer to hunt at night and
their favorite delicacy is frog.
Bearded Dragon
You can actually own a bearded
dragon and keep them as pets around the world. There are 8 species of them and
all of the bearded dragons come from central Australia. During mating season or
during stress, the dragon lizards puff out their throats to show off spiked
scales. They discovered last year that their shades change in sync with their circadian
rhythms. How cool is that?
Which real life dragon would you pick out of these three?
