Snake Wyvern Ecology : Najarala in Monster Hunter

[@freelancejudges7661]

Najarala should return but for Gen 6 he uses a gun

[@baneofaraarasirdubious5614]

PREACH!!! 🙏🙏🙏

[@masondowd9591]

PEAK

[@geoffzuo9831]

Rabblesnake najarala

[@CrudDeposit]

Make the gun fire element

[@thebaseandtriflingcreature174]

the gun being a revolver attached to its tail

[@dragonlord4194]

Something about Najarala's mouth and especially the hawk like beak makes me think that Najarala feeds less like a snake and more like a bird of prey, ripping out pieces of meat to swallow those whole. That might give it a wider range of prey and explain why it would appear in the Forests and Hills map so often

[@matteolucarelli4615]

I might be remembering wrong, but I think that's what it does with the feeding animation (tho you could also say that's due to feeding animations back then beign somewhat limited and requiring the monster picking from a still carcass, rather than swallowing like a Great Jagras).

[@dragonlord4194]

@@matteolucarelli4615 I never seen Najarala eating in GU, but even if they were able to swallow prey whole back then, I don't think Najarala would have done so. The way it holds its mouth, even when firing its sound blasts is not that wide opened

[@sadikicaine4881]

I think more river turtle then raptor fits naja more that birds of prey

[@aaroncunningham8307]

Both species seem to use a similar hunting strategy: 1) Use sounders to harass and confuse prey. 2) Use coils and paralytic saliva to incapacitate prey. 3) Using their beak and tusks like a parrot beak to pierce through tough shells, then twisting their head and neck to peel off large chunks of the prey's hide, bleeding the target to death.

[@jacktheomnithere2127]

paired with the front limbs, it could also hold a Bullfango while tearing a piece of flesh with its beak.

[@XmortoxX1990]

We. Need. More. Snake. Wyverns! Najarala is such a cool monster, but like Zinogre for a long while, it's the only representative of it's monster category. I hope MH6 gives a new Snake boi, while bringing Naja back.

[@Rat_King1001]

I think it’s definitely possible that they do, considering that Rise added in more amphibians and temnocerans. I’d be interested in seeing what more they could do with the body type without making it seem like “just a big snake”

[@joshuasgameplays9850]

Technically there's two Snake Wyverns, Najarala and Remobra.

[@ArifRWinandar]

@@joshuasgameplays9850 is Antidobra a wyvern?

[@joshuasgameplays9850]

@@ArifRWinandar No, Antidobra is just an actual proper snake, it's in-game description calls it "A snake with an unusually developed neck region"

[@TheTrueUltimateGenLifeform]

@@ArifRWinandarI think it’s endemic life introduced in Rise from what I’ve found

[@Orionuki]

There’s some interesting body plans you can do using a snake wyvern skeleton. Millipede/ centipede monster, eel piscine wyvern, and worm monsters like hagfish would be cool to see.

[@ekosubandie2094]

The closest we get to that centipede stuff is apparently not from MH but from RE4 Remake with U-3 Plaga fight Even so its movesets are very barebones to say the least and need to be expanded more if they wanted to add something like that in MH proper

[@whiteninji352]

Snake Wyvern really needs more members at some point. Temnocerans and Amphibians got one recently but Snake Wyverns were left behind. Shame because they really are cool.

[@hcollins9941]

@whiteninji352 I’m surprised, out of the very limited family of Snake Wyverns, he didn’t talk about Remobra!

[@Stratelier]

Remobras don't count.

[@hcollins9941]

@Stratelier Reason why?

[@megadracosaurus]

@@hcollins9941 They weren't originally Snake Wyverns. They were Flying Wyverns at first, but were later retconned to be Snake Wyverns. But they're not super fitting tbh. They look more serpentine, yes, but they're essentially just the same kind of critter as Fling Wyverns and Wingdrakes. Snake Wyvern was more so just slapped on them, rather then actual thought being involved.

[@hcollins9941]

@megadracosaurus Ah I see the point. From what it says, Remobra were originally flying wyvern’s, the reclassified in fourth GEN. What I think will be really interesting is that we have the guild, but possibly there are subdivisions of the guild, all across the monster hunter world. With researchers of each subdivision, actually getting into debates on how monsters should be classified! Remobra being a good example! Researchers from one Guild place Remobra as a flying wyvern, while researchers in the guild of Val Habar place it as a snake wyvern. Or one guild, placing black Diablos and red Khezu as subspecies, while another places them as Variants!

[@farizkeren5730]

Regarding the giant snakes of Rotten Vale, that could be the corpses of unusually large (and old) Dalamadurs, perhaps even too big to the point that no amount of food can prevent it from starving, and thus come there to die, just like the Zorah Magdaros in MHW. And about prey items, one species i could think of is the Pokara, the seal-like leviathans from Frontier. The bulls are too big and could even kill a Tidal Najarala one-on-one, but the cows and pups are small enough, and the blubber could provide the calories needed to stay warm. A high risk, high reward meal, so to speak And as some people have pointed out, Najarala's beak could be useful in tearing chunks out of a large prey. So a Najarala hunting tactic could be something like: 1. Rattle plates to disorient prey 2. Pin down prey using its body and limbs (or just limbs if the prey is small enough) 3. Tear out chunks of the prey's flesh with its beak

[@calzone7961]

For MH 6 what I want: More Crabs, More Snakes, and More Frogs

[@sharplosion1]

I always felt that Najarala's beak could be used to effectively rip flesh off of bigger prey. It's not like real snakes where their mouths aren't really designed for such tearing. The beak combined with puling from the rest of it's muscular body feels as though it makes for effective flesh ripping. And from there I can imagine it especially going for the insides of it's prey, though it'd all be crushed due to Naja's constriction, which I'm sure it'd utilize most of all against such large prey. As for ideas for new snake wyverns, you could do a couple things. One of which being some concept art of a more standard-looking snake wyvern being coiled around branches, and hunters needing to contend with it above them. It'd be hard to do though, given it'd be extremely area-dependent, and require hunters to be able to effectively reach it so it doesn't end up as a monster where most of it's body is off limits for most of the fight. You could also do something based off a spitting cobra. A more swift, agile snake that makes use of accurate spitting venom, as Naja definitely feels more like a constrictor than anything. Also an idea of having a whip-like tail, somewhat like Iguanas or Nargacuga, again more fitting of a fast snake that's swift strikes can come from both ends.

[@Silver-Rexy]

To add to that, UHC brought up gaboon vipers which make me think a snake wyvern like gobul or nibelsnarf would be very interesting.

[@dynastyofdragons8892]

Probably one of my favorite monsters in this franchise. Capcom really needs to add some more snake wyverns so this fella ain't alone. 😭

[@hcollins9941]

I’m surprised you didn’t talk about Remobra, seeing as its the only Small Snake Wyvern.

[@RubyCarrots3232]

As a proud Snake Owner myself, I couldn't be happier to see this topic be covered in an episode.

[@jacobcoleman8250]

What species?

[@boshwa20]

Well this is well timed, i was chased by a snake on my run. Those fuckers can move fast whem they want

[@unnaturalhistorychannel]

Hoping you escaped unbitten

[@Froggsroxx]

I miss najarala. Definitely my favorite monster. It's movement is so unique compared to other monsters, and the frill on the head and tail is just awesome.

[@GunlessSnake]

So what do you think about a lot of the community thinking that Dalamadur should be a Snake Wyvern? Personally, I like how Elder Dragons show a lot of convergent evolution parallels to known Monster species, but have distinct differences that separate them despite the similarities such as Elder Dragon Blood. It's fascinating how the MH setting is primitive in some ways, but highly advanced in others like actually having in-depth knowledge on genetics.

[@jacktheomnithere2127]

i'd say to add a new monster "evolution line". i'll call it the Snake Dragon, for simplicity's sake. i was inspired by Slavic folklore, regarding snakes: when a snake (doesn't matter if it's venomous or non-venomous) reaches a certain age, it grows into a dragon. it's like the Magalas, but with snakes. the juvenile would look like a giant snake - but smaller than Najarala... but it'd have the strength to break boulders, cover long distances in very little time and breathe poisonous gas - which is meant to be the fuel of the adult form - characteristics of an Elder Dragon... yet it'd drop wyvern-specific loot like Wyvern Tears. because the juvenile Snake Dragon would have the characteristics of an Elder Dragon, but also wyvern-specific loot, it would be classified as a "???" monster, like Gore magala. the adult would resemble the juvenile form in terms of body shape; but it has wings, a crest running from its neck to its hips and breathes fire. and it'd be larger - the size of Fatalis, though nowhere as powerful. let me give you a visual. from this (smaller than Najarala) upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/BennyTrapp_Natrix_helvetica.jpg/640px-BennyTrapp_Natrix_helvetica.jpg but with limbs. to this (the size of Fatalis) images-cdn.bridgemanimages.com/api/1.0/image/600wm.FIA.47977350.7055475/5374795.jpg but with just the one head - the one with the crest.

[@ekosubandie2094]

@@jacktheomnithere2127 juvenile Dala that are no bigger than Najarala and falls into "???" classification like Gore would be an interesting stuff to see if Capcom actually bothers to expand that monster category lol

[@jacktheomnithere2127]

@@ekosubandie2094 the explanation of the "???" category is that the monster in question drops typical wyvern loot such as Wyvern Tears... but it also has traits that aren't normal, like Gore's 6 limbs. the juvenile Snake Dragon has unnatural strength for a Snake Wyvern, and its breath is powerful poison - not to mention it's faster than any Snake Wyvern. also, the juvenile Snake Dragon isn't a young Dalamadur. it's essentially just a snake with forelimbs and hindlimbs - no spikes like Dalamadur or fiery breath. besides, did you look at the visual of its adult form? i wanted to reference a piece of Slavic folklore that not even The Witcher references.

[@davidmingle5910]

Similar to the Witcher univer- HEY, WAIT A MINUTE

[@purplehaze2358]

I love how a video about Najarala went on a largely unprompted tangent about Dalamadur because he's also kinda snakey-looking.

[@Krona-fb4dn]

Honestly surprised that you haven't covered it yet, but I would like to see you cover the Graboids from Tremors. The 1st movie definitely ranks as one of my favorites. Giant annelids and worms are a very cool monster concept to me and I always wondered on how large subterranean burrowers would get around or if its even feasible. Possibly burying itself and waiting for something to sneak by and then erupting out of the ground could be more reasonable than a pursuit digging animal.

[@guairescp6847]

Snake wyverns need so many more monsters.

[@RubyCarrots3232]

They're the new fanged wyverns at this point.

[@timmyreobed5043]

Something I appreciate is how Dalamadur's more dangerous "subspecies" is a Dalamadur that just shed, like how a bunch of shedding/molting animals become more aggressive after the act due to the vulnerability of more tender skin.

[@Bob-vx6qd]

I am just astounded that you are so good at basically teaching inconspicuous but fascinating areas of zoology by covering giant killer video-game monsters. Great work. I am also looking forward to you covering what is objectively a better wolf monster than zinogre.

[@Lin_Nascimento]

19:00 THANK YOU!!! people always they want a new snake wyvern, but never provide any ideas

[@gh0stassassin6]

Im honestly so happy you talked about najarala. He and dalamdur have always been a favorite of mine since i love snakes. Wish najarala and snake wyverns in general got more love, with the only other member of the snake wyvern family being remobra, according to the wiki. Thanks for the vid.

[@nathansassen6869]

Najarala was my reason for playing generations ultimate so happy you've analyzed this sick snake

[@semi-useful5178]

As for things you can do with snakes, there is also the the idea of a jumping snake like a spring the eternal classic of the Hoop Snake.

[@kennethsatria6607]

Oh wow I have literally never seen these guys before, like a whole ass lineage of wyvern that feels forgotten and barely talked about

[@VashimuXIV]

I’m surprised Raviente wasn’t included in this conversation, but that small tidbit aside, the Snake wyverns are so awesome, and we are well overdue for another member of the species. If anything a return of Najarala would make me happy, though I am sure that is a common consensus really. Really it’s just hard not to imagine what other serpents a new Snake Wyvern could be drawn inspiration from, like Cobras

[@merlith4650]

Raviente is from Monster Hunter Frontier which is considered to be separate from the mainline series. Frontier is not canon to the rest of Monster Hunter franchise.

[@merlith4650]

Raviente is from Monster Hunter Frontier which is considered to be separate from the mainline series. Frontier is not canon to the rest of the Monster Hunter franchise.

[@afroling2096]

I love najarala, it’s such a unique monster in design and fight. It’s an absolute shame that it;’s the only one in its classification with remobra which I’ll never understand or like at all. It would be cool to see a flag-ship tier cobra monster that spreads venom or other projectiles or even a sea snake based sea serpent could also work too. And for dalamdur, I do like him but not as much as najarala tho I think that has to do with my bias on other monster classifications over elder dragons.

[@taizarack9670]

while not canon to mainline, there's also laviente, counting him, he's the true largest monster in the franchise, he's also a snake i get why you didn't cover him, i just figured i'd put that factoid in

[@thedappercritter6644]

I never got the chance to fight Naja since I missed out on fourth gen. I'd like to see it return, but I hope capcom keeps exploring. A gliding snake wyvern like you said could be one way to mix things up. And I really like how smoothly you transitioned into the other major snake monster, dalamadur along with its ecology, before getting back to Naja. The way you discuss these topics is smooth I never notice any jarring cuts or shifts in topics at all. Very skilful video essay writing!

[@danielwilson217]

With dalamander. I imagine that he is just part of an environment we dont yet know exists. I want to believe that the mh world has a kinda hollow earth thing going on. Where gaismagorm along with other monsters have tunneled out these massave caves and hallways that dalamanders use as highways. The highways have boomed in life and are locals of there own. Just so much options for creativity if they went with this idea.

[@Toiletdeer]

I'm so happy I got to watch you grow, man. I really love you keep it up!

[@Oscarthegecko]

I enjoy Najarala's battle theme, and the fact that -Jormangandr- Dalamadur is larger than most Daikaiju just makes me miss more Snake-like MH creatures. If there was like a Rattlesnake/Uktena or Snake-of-Paradise subspecies of Najarala that lives in warmer climate environment in Gen 6, *oh sigh*

[@Kushina-43]

With Dala mentioned, I thought earlier today that I’d love a new game to have a “true” Elder Dragon that’s designed in a way more like other monsters and tied to the story progression- the hunter gets to learn about it ecologically over time, the Guild maybe putting it into a new category afterwards and thus becoming a gateway to achieving some understanding of what makes related Elder Dragons tick

[@w0wdonger896]

I feel like it warranted a quick mention of remobras since theyre also classified as snakes (despite the cortos who are basically snow remobra being classified as wingdrakes)

[@lexrupus4798]

Did not expect Lunagaron to come up so soon but I'm just as expected as I am surprised!

[@thedarkmasterthedarkmaster]

These snake monsters remind me of those old basal lineage of snake called Madtsoiid that couldn't unhinge their jaws like more derived snakes but their large size still allowed them to prey on many smaller animals

[@Bee_Tea_Sea]

That kaijuking dude makes some beautiful anatomical art for these made up critters Needs more appreciation for the part they play in these expanded ecology vids

[@fartoocritical9409]

As someone whose been absolutely fascinated by snakes lately this came at a perfect time

[@DanielisAwesome52]

The tree Snake Wyvern idea is brilliant, especially if Wire Bugs return, given how much vertical control players already have making a Monster that can stay above you in tight spaces would be really cool. I imagine it would be able to pull off more specialized versions of Tobi Kadachi's moves, swiping its tail at you while coiled around a tree rather than having to jump off and land to do so.

[@militarykobold]

Another comment said as much but the fangs and beak of Najarala seem well suited to tearing flesh away instead of eating things whole. I dont recall well what Najarala's eating-while-tired animation is but I feel like there's some snapping and tearing as part of it. That could be a use for the arms as well, to brace prey to the ground while it tears tissue by yanking with the neck.

[@thenerdbeast7375]

This is definitely a group with the least tapped potential in the franchise. While I can see them not being terribly diverse due to the dominance of other groups in the niche of a macropredator, we could see more small to medium-sized snake wyverns in ecology.

[@Klinker0913]

Snake wyverns would be a welcome addition. Theres so many snakes they could take inspiration from that its kind of crazy they havent done at leadt a few more

[@indomleon]

I always thought that Najarala was more wyvern than snake, I personally don't think it only eats what it can swallow. A huge beak like that tells me it might be prying armor off of prey, so it may process kills more like a bird of prey, and therefore be taking the same things as other top order carnivores. Then again, being serpentine might allow it to weasel into the densest terrain where other large wyverns really can't go, where the only other animals will be relatively small.

[@juragunn7921]

I really hope we get more snake wyverns in 6th gen. If they go down the mythology/folk-lore route like with Rise, I can easily see a Medusa-inspired snake wyvern with a photophoric hood that stuns hunters, similar to Tzitzi-ya-ku.

[@spinoguy9775]

I’m still baffled that Remobras are considered Snake Wyvern when Cortos, who are practically snow Remobra, are classified as Wingdrake Remobra should be re-reclassified to Wingdrake as a close relative as Cortos

[@takenname8053]

Snake? Snake? SNAAAAAKKKKEEE!!!!! Love my danger noodles, hope to see their return for future games. Forgot to mention how Remobras got reclassified as Snake Wyverns instead of Flying Wyverns, even though they fly.

[@lazydelibird]

Man ever since I fought this with aerial style I started loving it.

[@Diamon_Boots]

I think that the little limbs are the thing we could use to get more differentiated snake wyverns, like having some be entirely limbless while others have larger legs while still being snake-like. Admitedly I'm not entirely sure if that would change the fight itself enough but the designs could be pretty different.

[@ASpaceOstrich]

Rattlesnake rattling being something other snakes do is so cool. I had no idea, and it makes so much sense in hindsight.

[@TheTrueUltimateGenLifeform]

Monster in a white void Definitely the sign that UHC has uploaded

[@felop136]

Brachydios’s head bump could be less like a horn or boss and more like a whale’s melon, used to echolocate across the winding caverns like a bat. It would put it’s acid on it’s melon to protect it from attacks, rather than to attack with it itself. It also might get it’s acid from insects, similar to poison dart frogs. This would explain why it’s claws are so similar to anteaters; they are are used for the same purpose.

[@_Tzer]

the rotten vale and shah being recently molted bring larger implications for dalamadur's size. mortifying

[@stormerjc9493]

I have been waiting on you covering these 2 for a while and you definitely delivered, I do hope we get a least a couple more snake wyverns tho, flying snakes, sea snakes, cobras, anaconda could all still be great bases for new snake wyverns, I personally would like to see one based on a eyelash viper

[@Stratelier]

I like Najarala -- it really is one-of-a-kind. The Naja armor is one of the first full sets of armor I crafted, and THE first full set of G-rank armor I needed to craft (those "wing"plates, wow). Little-known tip: When Najarala does its signature circling attack, right as it rears back for the final strike its haunches lift off the ground _just_ enough that you can roll underneath to escape. Less fun fact: If Najarala sees you getting knocked down, this is its cue to start circling. And (especially in G-rank) its exploding scales are a guaranteed Stun.

[@murphygay7606]

i feel like saying there's only so much you can do w/o limbs for different snake monsters is simply not embracing the creativity that MH is known for. With the different styles of hunting that snakes display this can can be extrapolated into different attacks, hunting styles, and fight mechanics for Snake-like monsters throwing scales from the head or tail, launching stabbing attacks with spike protrusions on the tail or head, spitting venom, using ambush and grapple attacks from camouflage or underground, using fast moving coiling/rolling/undulating/writhing/sidewinging attacks that seek to lacerate by slashing past/under/around the target with sharp scales like a flexible LIVING chainsaw, using a prehensile tail to grasp logs or boulders to use as weapons or crush into exploding shards, whipping its tail right past its head and grabbing the tail tip with its mouth so whips its entire body into a vertical spinning wheel that barrels forwards crushing things underneath grasping the ground with its mouth and tail tip, and slingshotting its mid body forwards If you think about it Glavenous COULD have been a snake monster since it has a focus more on using its tail rather than its legs to attack. People love chain maces so what if a snake monster had a large spike protrusion on the end of its tail that it smashed around? Also lets not forget 2 headed snakes and how awesome that could be

[@SlothSkeleton]

Najarala is one of my favorite monsters not because of his fight, but because he looks so freakin' cool and so different from other monsters. He was also the source of really strong paralysis weapons.

[@deathdiamond15]

DALAMADUR MENTIONED!! It was so sad seeing the Dalamadur skulls in the Rotten Vale even though we didn't get to see it as a living monster

[@victory8928]

Casual reminder that dala burrows by a mix of eating rocks and more regular means of digging with dala being seen to eat rocky outcroppings and platforms in its cutscene. So Dala would definitely have the ability to process armoured food to some extent.

[@LeoTheYuty]

Personally hoping for a spider-tail viper snake wyvern, especially as a final boss since those like to be fakeouts every time.

[@ArtHarrier]

There’s some evidence to suggest that early snake, prior to developing the specialized jaws, we’re organ meat specialists. Holding prey in there coils, ripping open their bellies and pulling out organs to eat whole. Najarala maybe do something similar using it Beak.

[@TriassicPendraig]

Something i would rly like to see is a large snake wyvern leaning more into the wyvern espect like remobra who is classifyd as a snake wyvern since rise i believe I also think Cortos should classify as a snake wyvern with it having snake like features and bassicly no real resemblance to other wing drakes its the only wing drake without a beak and is overall more scalley besides meeeybe barnos A video on wing drakes woukd also be nice to see in the future

[@dododelmal88malevolotambie50]

Holy Fatalis, I've been waiting for this moment for a while, my favorite monster, a shame that there are no more snake wyverns

[@ShukakuTheCrazy1]

This thing i had some fun fighting. Learning to get out of the coiling attack before youre paralyzed and about to get eaten was punishing, but fun and realistic.

[@raditz1101]

I dont imagine Najarala eating like a normal snake, the structure of the face tells me its either a crusher or chunk ripper. I do see it taking rather large game, wrapping up large monsters and using its paralyzing bite to incapacitate them while it begins to tear chunks out of its prey.

[@lexibyday9504]

Snake wyvern options: tree snake, amphibious snake, swimming snake, gliding snake, flying snake, mimic snake, rock snake, two headed snake, underground snake, horned snake, spitting snake, hooded snake, constrictor snake... while the two snake wyverns we have could be argued to represent multiple of these, that just means that combinations of items on the list are valid which creates more options. If I say Najarala is an amphibious + hooded + rattle snake and Dalamadur is a horned + rock + constrictor snake then gliding + hooded + tree snake is an option even though Najarala is already hooded and amphibious + rock + mimic snake is an option even though two of it' traits are already represented by other snake wyverns. So in reality there's probably at least as much possible snake wyvern variety as there is variety for other monsters.

[@migueljose5161]

About the limits of the snake wyvern's i think Capcom could use the skeleton on a centipede,worm,polychaeta,velvet worm inspired monsters it still has overlap with najarala and probably a pain to animate but is an idea. Great video as always

[@Dzombic_]

"this zorah is likely the oldest living being recorded" Yama tsukami : am i a joke to you?

[@unnaturalhistorychannel]

I did say likely! Plus shara is also a candidate to be older

[@burningbronze7555]

will watch it tomorrow commenting for the algorithm.

[@cyan_2877]

Would like to see you make a mh tier list, but instead of ranking them based off how much you like them, you rank them based off where you think they should go in the threat level rankings.

[@viniciuspaiva3578]

When I look at Najarala's head and skull, I don’t think of a creature that swallows prey whole, but tears off chunks of meat from them I also suddenly thought of it as a kill robber

[@DexFire1115]

Snake wyverns need more love; they have a lot of potential. Adding a few for my fan game concept actually (as well as other lesser-represented categories like neopterons). :D

[@MonsterMindEntertainment]

Lunagaron it's howling in excitement for his next video. Nice Video as always.

[@The_PokeSaurus]

I grew to love Najarala for one reason. Its armor set is the perfect counter to Rathalos. Fire resistants and ear plugs.

[@nameoftheedgyvariety4988]

On the topic of Dalamadurs prey, there are two, well i guess three, factors that would help in its hunting, on top of the pointed out jaw joint, it has its glass capable fire breath, its ability to cause the blue meteor fall(though i think that’s more for territory or defense), and most importantly, its paralytic venom?. Its tongue is apparently coated in a paralytic which lends toward the saliva in general having the agent. I think the toxin would definitely even out the scales of a fight against things like the new world Magdaros.

[@adrian2897]

Finally next week is about a good fanged wyvern.

[@naturelulI]

I know it's unrelated, and there is the patreon, but I don't really have money and the patreon information implies my influence is merely a vote for a preselected set of monsters. Anyway, I would love a video about Ahtal-ka. I haven't even played MHGU and that monster is easily my favourite. I've thought a lot about how the neset would work, like how it would be controlled. Because it has 4 limbs, a tail, and head to control. Each of those limbs would require multiple sets of strings to act as muscles. Muscles need to come in pairs, so the silk strings probably would too. And Ahtal-ka only has the two arms to pull the silk, maybe adding in the spokes on the tail the strings come from. But that isn't nearly enough to control the neset. After a lot of thinking of how it could be possible, I remember the neset is a nest, and the one we fight is a female who has mated and eaten males many times before. There could be babies inside the neset who keep it balanced. And knowing insects, there could be hundreds, maybe thousands of babies all in there. The only thing that disappoints me about Ahtal-ka is that it uses the weapons it picks up all roughly the same way. Sure it has some special attacks and effects with some, but the fighting style is roughly the same. I'd love for it to have changed up it's fighting style entirely to match the weapon it has. Ahtal-ka is great because it's a mirror of the player. The hunter uses powerful monster materials to hunt more powerful monsters, using human intelligence and ingenuity over innate strength. Ahtal-ka uses powerful metal weapons made by humans to fight the hunter, also using its intelligence and ingenuity to make up for its comparatively small stature. And the wheel. It's final weapon is humanity's first invention. And something about rebirth and renewal symbolism I forgot, because MHGU was the end of a generation. Not just the end of gen 4, but the end of an old style of gameplay, and soon to be followed by a new open world style of gameplay. But that last bit is just story telling and symbolism. Not ecology.

[@Hooy-Jaymay]

Oooh can't wait for the Lunagaron Breakdown, I also hope you go over how stupid most ice element monsters are in general; It's kinda wierd how the most plausible ice monster in the series is Lagombi.

[@emii-olii3596]

One idea for future snake wyverns, assuming any interest in adding more is even there, would be one akin to an Olm in looks. It would be another addition to true cave dwelling monsters that i would love to see more of. Plus a fight taking place in a dark or possibly pitch black cavern pool with only your light and the sounds of water as it crawls or swims around you would certainly be memorable. and I mean look at those things, just size that up and you have yourself a monster, what do you even need to add

[@stega2970]

I'm fairly certain Dalamdur is currently the largest known monster. If I remember correctly the size for the one fought in 4U is larger than both lavienta and the zorah in world. Not to mention the dalamadur corpse supporting almost the entire rotten value which dwarfs the one in 4U.

[@MinnaghYT]

Zorah Magdoros is the Largest but Dalamadur is the longest and 2nd largest

[@gallixypegasuss1546]

For a new snake wyvern, and to build off of your speculation as to what it should do/be, in the film Godzilla vs. Kong there are snake-like kaiju that use a cobra hood-esque wing structure to fly. A similarly designed snake wyvern that can only glide, but can use the Hood-wing for climbing as well is also a viable design.

[@extremehunter426]

I really hope this monster returns in Wilds, i would really enjoy seeing this beast make a grand return in Monster Hunter Wilds

[@nickgushard8948]

An excellent little distraction from the inevitable Whetfish episode

[@Ale-km3nk]

I was thinking about a Najarala's video right today

[@manuelm465]

Great video, as always. I know that I´m late, but Najarala is not only poisonous, but also venomous: its bite induces the paralysis state.

[@jockpackage1770]

i hope we get a new snake soon. personally i find tidal's water pinball atttack to be a cool idea, sure it can be shot away from you and hit you off screen but that just means you have to be more mindful of your surrounding to watch out for the scales. i do hope we get a new snake soon. yes, i know there's the skeleton issue but with next gen hardware and just how much time they've had to address this issue it should be solved by now. i'd love it if our next flagship was a new snake wyvern, to put it in the spotlight that this issue is no longer a factor so they are free to add whatever they want again, without such pesky restrictions. though i'm betting they will wait till 7th gen, do to their pattern in the past, i hope when underwater combat returns we get a sea snake too. there is a old concept art of an unused sea snake but i guess they may give tidal swimming so that could work. imagine his scales floating in the water so the pinball is 3d.

[@fissilereptile]

i wish there was more snake wyverns, but at the same time i feel like if the guild had discovered the Tidal subspecies first they would have just categorized Najarala as a Leviathan

[@OleanderGardenGhost]

I really like Snake Wyvern, and I would say having a long Basilosaur like Snake Wyvern would be fun especially if they re introduce Underwater Combat. I do think they can do some things with the concept aswell. Maybe having large basilosaur like Snake Wyvern have a role more similar to modern blue whales.

[@waywardwriterryu7185]

in the rough drafts from MH1/what would become MH1 there was a Hydra monster that was shown in concept art, and later down the line we got bait and switched with Nakarkos, I hope some day down the line in the snake wyvern family we get an actual Hydra

[@Bonedragon1300]

really hope Najarala returns some day, easily in my top 10 monsters

[@Hivetrive]

Flying snake using its body like a spring feather and attacking with whiplike attacks before gliding down.

[@CaptainSteve1495]

Hi uhc,i was hoping that you could do even a short video or short on the shamos,if you did read this,ty

[@quinkana1]

tbf it would be fun if we get monitor lizard inspired monster in mon hunt. They'd have elements of snake esque movement and the such (just look at monitor lizard movement) while having the bursts of speed that make monitor lizards brutal animals.

[@scorpio0494]

Tea common shark’s dalamdur short brought up a question to me. With how utterly massive it is, how much of the mountain it sits on would be destroyed when it roars? It’s roar would be so booming, it’d definitely cause damage to the surrounding area right?

[@953V]

Very interesting video as always! I don't think Najarala being a Snake Wyvern necessarily means it eats *like* a real world snake, swallowing whole preys. It' also a wyvern, its beak looks sharp enough to cut through the flesh and shell of larger prey. I don't see them necessarily preying on small creatures only. On larger game, they could constrict the victim to crush it and then rip out chunks of meat that it consumes little by little.

[@fluffdafire157]

I could see tidal najarala using the saliva spit similar to the sniper fish where they shoot aquatic wingdrakes out of the sky or perhaps larger birds

[@norsehorse84]

They really need to make juvenile huntable mons a part of the ecosystem and gameplay. Like in this case, baby Najarala that you can get from eggs in nests, and maybe if you bring it back to camp, the village/guild camp/research base will help incubate it and raise it over the course of a few months, or just get certain resources off of the newborn or tag them and release them afterwards. Another great idea is to have endgame mons have juveniles that are considered endemic life. The biggest one is Nergigante. Because of its reproductive strategy of stem cells in each spike, there would no doubt be MANY Nergi babies around, and considering how many there are, they're probably extremely weak. Weak enough that first hunt mons could predate them by the dozens. Only the fittest Nergi babies survive to adulthood, but in the meantime it would be nice to see some scurrying around trying to dodge predators. A last idea is interaction with nests for mons you hunt. Barioth is a good example. Imagine that, depending on the quest, there is a marker that shows that the target has a nest somewhere on the map. This will cause them to behave differently if you're in the same zone or an adjacent zone to their nest. In Barioth's case, it could do different moves, or different patterns of the same moves, or do specific patterns to deter you from its nest. In this stage, it would be more unpredictable and do more damage, but you'd be forced to either kill or capture on its home turf. For more ethical reasons, these could be done on quests where you have to capture the target on, and if you kill any of the offspring, you get a quest penalty, followed by a much more pissed off mother/father mon, or you just lose the quest outright.

[@brianmckinnon7522]

Cool vid. I thought it worth mentioning that snakes under the genus drymarchon(indigo and cribo snakes of the americas) have powerful but rigid jaws that they use to simply overpower smaller prey or other snakes. They tend to be far more active as a result with faster metabolisms and handling times for prey, and are also some of the longest snakes in their respective regions. A good comparison I would say to the snake wyvern.

[@brianmckinnon7522]

Another thing to mention. They tend to be more tolerant of and can even prefer cooler temperatures than most reptiles.

[@RenoKyrie]

Najarala is pretty neat mon Especially since we DO know Snakes in real life can get pretty crazy at times, also some Ancient Reptiles like Megalania is the only Giant reptile that we know of who might use Venom as their attack because ALL modern Monitor Lizards has Venoms but its only noticeable on Komodo Dragons their closest while everyone else it really barely noticeable because the prey most other Monitors eat are way less involved unlike what Komodo eats and probably their Megalania ancestor aswell

[@jordanriederer1518]

subbed, really solid breakdown

[@arsenereaven7576]

Something I noticed at around 15:35 is that Najarala has a similar head shape, ears and beak as Nargacuga. Maybe they had a similar ancestor. Or it's just reused assets, who knows

[@nabuchodonosormcgalapatram6941]

I think Najarala might be able to process larger prey than it seems first. Since it has a massive beak and mobile forelimbs, it might not swallow its prey whole (or mostly whole) like a snake would do, but instead immobilise its meal and tear away chunks of flesh from it.