Snake, Venomous

Snake, Venomous1
This brightly colored snake assumes an aggressive posture, its hissing mouth open to display its fangs.

Venomous Snake (CR 1)
Medium animal
Init +5; Senses low-light vision, scent; Notice 16
Defense
AC 14, flat-footed 13
(+1 Dex, +3 natural)
HP 13 (2d8+4)
Fort +5, Ref +4, Will +1
Offense
Speed 20 ft., climb 20 ft., swim 20 ft.
Melee bite +2 (1d4–1 plus poison)
Statistics
Str 8, Dex 13, Con 14, Int 1, Wis 13, Cha 2
Base Atk +1; CMB +0; CMD 11 (can't be tripped)
Feats Improved Initiative, Weapon FinesseB
Skills Perception +6, Stealth +10
SQ camouflage
Ecology
Environment desert, forest, hills, jungle, marine, marsh, plains
Organization solitary, pair, or nest (3–8)
Treasure Value none
Special Abilities
Poison (Ex, Con) Bite—injury; save Fort DC 13 (3 poison damage); track Constitution; effect W(1-6)—I(1-4); cure 1 save.

Countless species of poisonous snakes dwell in the wild, their bites capable of bringing down creatures much larger than themselves. Snakes of the size presented here are thankfully rarer than their smaller kin, but many species of rattlesnake, cobra, and similar reptiles can grow to this size.

Venomous snakes are generally far more aggressive than constrictor snakes, and even larger variants do exist: you can create stats for a king cobra, for example, by applying the advanced and giant simple templates to the stats given above.

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