DRAGON ORIGINS
We asked a group of people where they thought dragons came from. They said:
We know dragons have been around for millenia. The question remains, however, where did they come from? Answer? No one knows. There are a number of theories that archeologists have put together. We’ll explore a few of them here.
Dinosaurs
Many archaeologists believe that some people may have come across large dinosaur bones and assumed they were from dragons - a creature much larger than anyone else knew.
Large Snakes
Some archaeologist theorize that people came across giant snakes. Because of the size and motion, they assumed they were dragons. It’s that reptile tongue thing.
Whales
It is possible that some people came across a whale carcass or bones and created a dragon to explain them. Whale skeletons don’t really look like whales.
For more ideas about where dragons came from, visit Smithsonian Magazine's "Where Did Dragons Come From?"