A giant constrictor snake was a much larger version of the normal constrictor snake.[4][3][2]
Description[]
The giant constrictor snake was around 45 feet (14 meters) long, with green scales that helped it blend in with its surroundings.
Abilities[]
So strong was this great snake that it would take at least four strong humans to even have a chance of uncoiling it from around a victim.[4]
Subspecies[]
The White-furred snake, also called Snow Serpents, was a subtype of the giant constrictor snake.[3]
Behavior[]
These snakes would usually hunt by dropping from above to grab their prey within their coils, then begin constricting and biting the prey. Once it had crushed and eaten its prey, it would sleep and digest for several days.[4] They were known for being far more aggressive than their smaller cousins, owing to the greater amount of food they had to consume to survive.[2]
Ecology[]
Habitat[]
The giant constrictor snake preferred wooded areas or swamps, where the trees and foliage were to its advantage when hunting,[4] but it was adept at swimming and they had been encountered in warm tropical waters miles from land.[6]
The Cormanthor forest in north Faerûn was a known haven for these creatures,[7] as was the Vast Swamp near Cormyr.[8]
In Kara-Tur they lived in the tropical and sub-tropical swamps and mountains.[5]
Usage[]
The skin of a giant constrictor snake was too stiff and bulky to be workable for anything but armor.[3]
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Adventures
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References[]
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014-09-30). Monster Manual 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 324. ISBN 978-0786965614.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 280–281. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Doug Stewart (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. (TSR, Inc), p. 320. ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Gary Gygax (December 1977). Monster Manual, 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), pp. 88–89. ISBN 0-935696-00-8.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Gary Gygax, David Cook, and François Marcela-Froideval (1985). Oriental Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 114. ISBN 0-8803-8099-3.
- ↑ James Butler, Elizabeth T. Danforth, Jean Rabe (September 1994). “Explorer's Manual”. In Karen S. Boomgarden ed. Elminster's Ecologies (TSR, Inc), p. 27. ISBN 1-5607-6917-3.
- ↑ James Butler, Elizabeth T. Danforth, Jean Rabe (September 1994). “Explorer's Manual”. In Karen S. Boomgarden ed. Elminster's Ecologies (TSR, Inc), pp. 10–11. ISBN 1-5607-6917-3.
- ↑ James Butler, Elizabeth T. Danforth, Jean Rabe (September 1994). “Explorer's Manual”. In Karen S. Boomgarden ed. Elminster's Ecologies (TSR, Inc), p. 21. ISBN 1-5607-6917-3.