He explained, I believe, that since he named the team Hawk(Taka) that they had no reason to slither along the ground like a Snake(Hebi). That's what I got from it at least.Yeah he could've used snake summonings during his taka status, don't know why he didn't put it to good use.
I thought he completely lost the ability but the latest chapter clarified that he just chose not to use it.Anyway thanks for explaining the whole hebi/taka jazz.He explained, I believe, that since he named the team Hawk(Taka) that they had no reason to slither along the ground like a Snake(Hebi). That's what I got from it at least.