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Snake, Venomous Snake

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

Venomous Snake CR 1

Source Pathfinder RPG Bestiary pg. 255
XP 400
N Medium animal
Init +5; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +9

Defense

AC 14, touch 11, 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 Acrobatics +9, Climb +9, Perception +9, Stealth +9, Swim +9; Racial Modifiers +4 Perception, +4 Stealth, +8 Acrobatics

Ecology

Environment any temperate or warm
Organization solitary, pair, or nest (3–8)
Treasure none

Special Abilities

Poison (Ex) Bite—injury; save Fort DC 13; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1d2 Con; cure 1 save.

Description

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.

Creatures in "Snake" Category

NameCR
Asp2
Constrictor Snake2
Emperor Cobra5
Giant Anaconda10
Venomous Snake1