User blog comment:Lord Loss/Monster Hunter Theory... Blog/@comment-5020152-20130305143423/@comment-192.26.140.244-20130305175900

^I agree, its probably just an in-game mechanic for the traps.

But you raise a good question about the weight for Rathalos ( and other flying monsters), how much would they weigh. Because he needs to be light as possible but he is also a very large creature. Since Rathalos is probably like a bird it might have hollow bones to save weight. If I had to guess I might say that he weighs around 1000 pounds or less, about the weight of two average Americans jk. Because of those factors his body won't be as strong as a land-based monster, of course the whole reason is that he can fly away if he is confronted with a foe. Like the Tri intro he flys away from Lagi instead of fighting, and I would say that Lagi weighs about 7500 pounds.