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Whenever I do these and happen to pan behind the snake, I really like the look of the big slithering serpent, so did one specific to that angle. The inset front view is the same image from a different angle (and slightly different lighting), so no size changes at all. You really only get a good idea of the scale of the snake from an angle showing his whole length.
I really like the idea of the snake slithering along the ground, not upright like so many snake folk are shown doing. It is a bit unnatural with the arms, but I think that can be overcome.
For reference, this is the canonical size of Nalkazhiil. He would be around 12.25 m / 40 ft long and weigh in at around 1600 kg / 3500 lbs. This is certainly a healthy sized snake and one you would want to observe caution around.
I really like the idea of the snake slithering along the ground, not upright like so many snake folk are shown doing. It is a bit unnatural with the arms, but I think that can be overcome.
For reference, this is the canonical size of Nalkazhiil. He would be around 12.25 m / 40 ft long and weigh in at around 1600 kg / 3500 lbs. This is certainly a healthy sized snake and one you would want to observe caution around.
Category Artwork (Digital) / Fantasy
Species Naga
Size 2560 x 1440px
File Size 1.87 MB
Yeah, those numbers are really interesting. The way I get them is to take the 3D model, calculate the volume of the model (which a lot of 3D printing software will tell you) . Then, the ideal human density is somewhere around 1050 kg/m^3 (just a bit more than water), which I assume is similar enough for snakes, to get the final weight. Yeah, given snake and human anatomy is different, it's likely off a few percent, but not enough to really distinguish in these rough numbers.
I MIGHT have also found a scientific paper on large predatory animals predicting their dietary needs (in calories) as a function of their total weight, so MIGHT be able to predict just how hungry these snakes would be; it's a less than linear function, so a snake weighing twice as much as another doesn't eat twice as much food. (For this guy, 2 to 4 people per month, depending on where his metabolic rate falls.)
I MIGHT have also found a scientific paper on large predatory animals predicting their dietary needs (in calories) as a function of their total weight, so MIGHT be able to predict just how hungry these snakes would be; it's a less than linear function, so a snake weighing twice as much as another doesn't eat twice as much food. (For this guy, 2 to 4 people per month, depending on where his metabolic rate falls.)
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