kinds+of+dragons

There are many kinds of dragons.There are winged dragons and snake-like dragons. Winged dragons: At one extreme, the //cockatrice,// sometimes called a //basilisk,// has the feet of a cock. A //wyvern//has the feet of an eagle. They all have wings and usually a barbed tail. The head of this cockatrice is like a cock, but a wyvern may have a more lizardlike head. On top of his head, he may have a rooster-like comb, a crown, or a coronet-type decoration.

Snake-like dragons: At the other extreme, there is the //amphiptere,//which is a massive, snakelike creature with no legs and no wings. As recently as the late 17th century, these were discovered in England. There has been speculation that the amphiptere is actually a reticulated python which, in India, can reach a length of 30 feet.