Scuttleclaw
Natural Lifespan: 50 – 60 years
Average Lifespan: 5– 15 years
Diet: Fish
Fire type: Green copper fire
Closest relative: Deadly Nadder
Predators: Everything that’s bigger, faster or sneakier than them (So, basically almost everything)
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Their coloring is sex based. Females have earthly tones as to blend in their environment when they're sitting on their clutch. Males are more colorful as a display for the females. They do not mate for life. The females only take care of their young for up to a year, max two years, afterward they seek out another male to reproduce with.
They work a lot like chickens, laying unfertilized eggs at least once a month. Therefore, some clans keep them as stock. Other clans see it as cruel to keep them as farm animals.
Unless kept as a farm animal or a mode of transport, having their owner be the one to protect them. These dragons are known for being the main food source for other dragon-eating dragons. They are usually compared to rats; they breed fast and they’re everywhere. No island is void of their loud squawking.
The males are usually the ones to get hunted first because their coloring, but the females aren’t safe either. Their camouflage is good enough to trick only some species. Once they’re spotted, they do not have a way to protect themselves against most dragons. Their talons and teeth are the only thing they can use to defend themselves, but they do not succeed most of the time. Their fire, despite its green coloring, is quite low temperature, only being 1000°C. These temperatures aren’t enough to disable predators, only deter them for short amounts of time.