Dragons are creatures with nearly unlimited life spans. They can survive for long periods of time, and no one has found a dragon that has died of old age. Adolescence is usually marked by the growth of a hatchling's wings, although not all breeds of dragons grow wings and some breeds have other traits that indicate the beginning of maturation. Once they hit adolescence, hatchlings change quickly, maturing to their full forms in only 2 years.

Dragons don't communicate with each other verbally, but they will growl to scare off predators and frighten prey. Young dragons will emit an extremely high-pitched squeal when they are frightened. To communicate, they use telepathy with each other and to speak to other creatures.

Two headed dragons are a special breed of dragons. They have two necks, two brains, two mouths, but one stomach and one main body. The two heads usually work together, but there are times when they will fight each other, attacking back and forth. They use their sharp teeth and wings to hunt large animals, and rarely eat plants. It is unknown what would happen if a two headed dragon were to mate with a one headed dragon, since it has never occurred. They only mate within their breed.

Venkata is actually made of two names: Ven and Kata, which each head is separately named. The odd thing about Venkata is that the heads will never agree with each other on a topic. Or rather, Kata will always disagree with whatever Ven has to say. Whenever Ven speaks, Kata is always ready to argue against him and call the other head some choice names. Ven tries his best to get along with his other half, but he, along with the rest of the Ruda Clan, suspect that Kata disagrees just for the sake of disagreeing with him. This is further reinforced by the fact that in all other aspects of life, Ven and Kata get along beautifully. Why Kata insists on being so difficult to Ven is a mystery to all, but the current popular theory is that Kata has an irrational fear of losing his individuality and feels he must establish himself by disagreeing with Ven.