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Gliding snakes - the origin of Asian Dragons?
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Author:  Corva [ Sat May 09, 2009 10:28 am ]
Post subject:  Gliding snakes - the origin of Asian Dragons?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysopelea

Some of these are found in India. Could it be that the 'myth' of the Asian Dragon (snakelike) arose from people's experiences of these?

Author:  Falconer [ Mon May 11, 2009 11:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Gliding snakes - the origin of Asian Dragons?

That might work. It depends on whether the limbs got in the way, but I can see people mistaking a gliding dragon for a flying one.

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