

Perhaps the dragon considered this a deep intrusion of its 'territory'. This was done to Bucket, but later on when it did the same to Hiccup, it also tried to kill him, even pursuing him above ground this may have been because while Bucket had merely fallen in, Hiccup had been caught running along its tunnel system. When a Whispering Death finds intruders in its tunnels, it will forcibly eject them out the nearest hole. Astrid states that it weighs about 2,500 pounds. In the 14th episode of Dragons: Riders of Berk- What Flies Beneath, Fishlegs observed that a Whispering Death's eyes are weak to direct sunlight, and so spends most of its time underground. However, despite their fearsome reputation, they love to have their teeth brushed. The Dragon Manual once stated that they were extremely dangerous and must be killed on sight. They tend to dwell in underground tunnels that they burrow themselves, resurfacing to attack any oncoming enemy/prey. Whispering Deaths are extremely deadly, like most other dragons, and able to chew their victims after they are swallowed, using its many rows of rotating teeth. They can also rotate their wings, presumably to assist in the drilling process. They have gaping mouths, full of deadly, rotating teeth. Many consider them to be extremely vicious and often have nightmares after confronting this horror. It has a snake-like body and a neck similar to a Zippleback's, but a Whispering Death has no legs, only lower spikes (which might have been used to crawl through their tunnels). The Whispering Death is similar in appearance to a Deadly Nadder, but with bulging eyes, a spiky face and spirals of teeth that line the entirety of its inner mouth.
