I know that Owls will eat a smaller creature whole, then later on will regurgitate the bones.
If you want to treat their digestion/eating habits like snakes. Wikipedia has this to say. "Because snakes cannot bite or tear their food to pieces, they must swallow prey whole... After eating, snakes become dormant while the process of digestion takes place. Digestion is an intense activity, especially after consumption of large prey....Because of this, a snake disturbed after having eaten recently will often regurgitate its prey to be able to escape the perceived threat. When undisturbed, the digestive process is highly efficient, with the snake's digestive enzymes dissolving and absorbing everything but the prey's hair (or feathers) and claws, which are excreted along with waste."
So IMO if you use snakes as a background, then the dragon would attack/maim the threat then continue on. Barbecue is also another option, if your dragons breathe fire.
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