dragons

We can't decide if we'd rather see these incredible re-imagined mushroom dragons in the next Pokemon, Monster Hunter, or Dark Souls! 

The extremely talented artist behind the brilliant re-imagination of dragons as mushrooms is Xavier Collette! Xavier Collette was originally born in Belgium and has been living in Brittany, France, for the past decade.

Xavier currently works as an illustrator in many creative and artistic fields! Such as comics, children's books, board games, and concept art. We got a chance to speak with Xavier and discover the inspiration behind his captivating art and the answer was simplistic. Xavier simply wrote, "I like to create worlds." Worlds that involve fantasy and mythological creatures such as fairies, dragons, and more! There is so much imagination to explore when fantasy is your world! 

Follow Xavier Collette on Twitter and Instagram to see more of this artist's incredible artwork! 

We have always wondered what life would be like if huge, terrifying dragons were flying in our skies like in movies or stories, but we have never realized that actually dragons are real and they live in our world already. Well, almost. They're actually tiny crocodile skinks, but they totally look like dragons, just of the cut variety rather than the scary variety.

Crocodiles kind of look like dragons already, let's be real. And for some reason, we don't give the royal dragon-like love and respect that they deserve. The fact that these crocodiles are so cute and tiny is only a bonus really, and it's the best bonus of all. 

These comics are way too heckin' cute! 

Meet the artist behind these adorable dragon comics you might have been seeing around the web -- Trout! Trout makes comics about dragon and other adorable critters.!

Written on Trout's Patreon page, "I started drawing at a very young age and since then I've always loved sharing all my creations with the world. Comics, and developing a massive, beautiful realm through them, has always been my greatest passion."

The following comics follow a dragon named Swordfish, who is adorably small, can't breathe fire, or do anything actually... but it's impossible not to fall in love with Swordfish! 

Follow Trout on Tumblr or Instagram to stay up to date on Swordfish's adventures and check out other really awesome dragons!

If you ever were to see one of these snakes in real life, the first instinct would probably be to run away -- and quickly. But if you stopped for a moment longer, you could appreciate just how magnificent their coloring can be. Some of these snakes straight-up just look like dragons. Especially bush vipers that have dragon-like scales and a dragon-shaped head.

Snakes are some of the most misunderstood creatures despite there being lots of snake facts and information available. People seem to have a natural fear and avoidance of snakes, even though some, like the zombie snake, are just big goofy nope-ropes that won't even hurt anyone. 

Snakes in general are fairly common all over the world, as it is believed snakes evolved from burrowing lizards, which were already world-wide. Some snakes are extremely rare, and seeing them is a real treat for enthusiasts. Just be sure to keep a safe distance, and make sure to do that funny dance everyone does if you touch the snake's skin and it grosses you out.