Rare blue dragons are washing up on the Padre Island National Seashore

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Rare blue dragons are washing up on the Padre Island National Seashore
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Though the blue dragons may not be the flying, fire-breathing creatures their name may suggest, it's still 'a rare find,' the Padre Island National Seashore says.

Visitors to the Padre Island National Seashore in Texas are discovering blue dragons during their trips, and though it may not be the flying, fire-breathing creatures their name may suggest, it's still"a rare find," the park says.Hunter Lane, a 7-year-old from Mesa, Arizona, found four dragons within a few minutes on May 2 while vacationing with his parents. His father, Trey Lane, told CNN he's been vacationing at the seashore for 30 years, and he's never seen one.

They can be found in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, according to the conservation nonprofit Oceana. Read MoreBut even though the creatures aren't nearly as large as dragons, they pack a mean punch. Blue dragons eat Portuguese man o' wars, which look like large jellyfishes, and store stinging cells from their prey to use for the future, according to Oceana.

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