Raphael beamed (literally) at his big brother's praise. He knelt beside the creature as well but didn't touch it. "It has armor over its skin, except its neck and stomach, look." He pointed to the tough scaley pattern in the skin, finger hovering just inches from it. He made a face at the red fuzzies caught in its lip but decided not to point it out.

Those teeth though... They resembled pirana teeth. The thing was built to destroy alright, but clearly to be agile and flexible as well. "Should I bless the rain and let it dissolve?" he asked.