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This is the real answer. Sulfur Dioxide would basically eliminate any other odors. I'm thinking ozone would be a possible addition, along with whatever that metallic smell is, but nothing biological, no rot, etc.
Itβs not the real answer because dragons arenβt real lmfao
If dragons aren't real, how come you see them in popular media so much? where do the film makers get them? Oh, they used a computer to make them?
Sounds like dragon denier talk
This reminded me of an interesting fact I heard like 15 years ago: apparently, dragon-like animals show up in folklore across the world in areas with no native reptile species often enough to be considered an anomaly.
Hmm. What areas? AFAIK they're on all the same continents as humans, and a few species get as far north as places like Canada. I guess Ireland famously has no snakes, so maybe there. I'd expect northern Canada and Ireland could both get dragon myths by import from distant lands.
So, that's my attempt at an explanation.
It was 15 years ago or so that I heard that in a TV show, so I don't really remember any specifics, but I think it would mostly be isolated islands and the like, as I think Hawaii is another place with no native reptile species. Imported myths from other places would be my guess as well.
Not with that attitude they aren't.
Then I guess we also don't have to think about how they sound or look like, since they are not real no one will want to use that information...
The point is that it can be whatever we want it to be! Itβs fire magic!
Admittedly, I was just being tongue in cheek in the first place