User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Viper Tobi-Kadachi/@comment-5020152-20200121211655

I think it's pretty great that Tobi-Kadachi got a subspecies that places more emphasis on its snake-like traits than its squirrel-like ones. Viper has two different kinds of venom, which is definitely interesting to see - I don't think Poison and Paralysis have been used on a single monster in the main series until now.

I find it very odd that Viper is restricted to the Hoarfrost Reach, especially given its aforementioned venomous snake motif. The official lore even says that it's basically reliant on geothermal heat to stay warm, so unless it can withstand cold long enough to migrate elsewhere, it's completely screwed if plate tectonics ever cut off the vents. The Wildspire Waste would've been a better choice for Viper.