Creature Catalog Dragons Dragons deserve a category all their own because they are beasts found all over the world. Western Dragons Native Americans believed in snake dragons, supernatural wisdom . These enormous, fire-breathing serpents have scaly green bodies and huge red wings. Greedy creatures, they hoard gold treasure in dens under the earth. Fierce and always hungry, a Western dragon will eat anything but especially likes weak, young, human flesh.
Dragons live in caves, mountains, or lakes.
They were particularly active in the Middle Ages, when brave knights challenged them to battle. Compared to Western dragons, these beasts are quite small. Their bodies are long, and they have two horns for ears. They have no wings, and their soft breath is said to form clouds. Chinese dragons dine on sparrows.