![]() ![]() The bloodvein eel is a violet colored eel with many red spots on their body. These behaviors allow them to attack unexpectedly.Įels have poor vision, but have an excellent sense of smell that helps them hunt their prey. Most eels live and hide in rock gaps and caves, and also burrow in the sand. There are more than 400 species of eels in the world. It makes an eel very flexible.Īn eel can swim forwards and backwards, and can also travel on land for short distances. They feed on crabs, snails, fish, lobsters, mussels, octopi, and frogs.Īn eel's backbone is constructed of more than 100 vertebrae. There are also sparkly ones and electrical ones, but this is mostly for gameplay.Īn eel's blood is harmful to other mammals, and even humans.Įels are covered with a slimy mucus substance which allow them to slither around without getting scratched.Įels feed at night and rest during the day.Įels are carnivores. However, in the game School of Dragons, eels with other colored rings are seen in the mini-game "Eel Roast", including purple, red, blue, and green. They are typically black with yellow rings down the length of their bodies. The "striped" eel is perhaps about 2 to 3 feet long, or so it would seem from images of them. Hiccup first discovers dragons' aversion to eels by holding up one of the striped eels to Toothless. It seems to be common on Berk, and is often the eel used in dragon training. It is the first type of eel seen, starting in the first movie. Types of Eels Seen in the Franchise "Striped" Eel įor ease of referring to, this eel can be referred to as the "striped" eel, though this type seen in the Franchise was never specifically named. In the Franchise, eels are also used for playing games, such as the mini-game "Eel Roast" in School of Dragons, as well as obstacles, such as the tests to be king of the Defenders of the Wing. To note, the cure for Eel Pox in humans includes the Bloodvein Eel. This is mirrored somewhat in the Franchise by the human disease Eel Pox (though for humans the source of the illness isn't specified to be eels), as well as an illness in dragons caused by eating eels, as seen in the TV show episode " The Eel Effect". In actuality, eels are toxic to humans and mammals if eaten raw, and must be cooked to neutralize its poisons before eating. There are only four known species of dragons that like to eat eels: the Skrill (specifically Shadow Skrills), the Typhoomerang, the Death Song, and the Slithersong. ![]() One spin-off activity book, Look And Find: How to Train Your Dragon, does show eels on the dinner table at the Haddock house. Vikings are not specifically seen eating eels in the Franchise, but it is implied when Hiccup brings the injured Toothless a variety of fish to eat from his village in the How to Train Your Dragon movie. Humans in the real world are known to use eels as a food. This may be because these eels resemble the electric eel more than actual eel species, as electric eels do breathe air. All eels that appear in the franchise can move efficiently and without a struggle on land. They range greatly in size, and even growing to gigantic, unrealistic proportions. The eels seen in the DreamWorks Dragons Franchise are generally fictitious and not based on true eel species. Its long body looks very similar to true eel species and often gets lumped in with them. To note, the electric eel is not an eel, but a type of knifefish, and it belongs to the family Gymnotidae. ![]() They move by undulating their bodies, and can even move in a reverse direction. For the most part, Eels are predators of other fish. They can be found in a variety of environments from deep seas to shallow freshwater environments. 4.9.2 Look And Find: How to Train Your DragonĮels are a large group of fish usually distinguished by their elongated appearance similar to snakes and small fins, belonging to the Order Anguilliformes.4.6 Dragons: Rescue Riders: Hunt for the Golden Dragon. ![]()
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