The giant venomous snake was a larger and often more deadly version of the normal venomous snake, being as large or larger than most humans and demihumans.[5]
Behavior[]
Like their lesser cousins, these great venomous snakes would attack prey by injecting it with venom through their hollow fangs, but some species could also constrict lesser creatures like halflings. They would roam in groups of up to 6 individuals, biting their targets with deadly poison and afterwards swallowing their prey whole.[5][3]
Species[]
- Black mamba
- A very aggressive snake that could grow to over 14 feet (4.3 meters) in length.[6]
- Bushmaster
- A powerful form of viper.[7]
- Gaboon
- A large-fanged viper that blended with its jungle environment.[8]
- Jit snake
- A large dangerous and venomous snake that dwelt in Cormanthor.[9]
- King cobra
- A very large cobra that could reach up to 18 feet (5.5 meters) in length.[10]
- Viper
- A common type of venomous snake that came in various sizes and colorings.[11]
Ecology[]
Habitat[]
Giant venomous snakes inhabited the Starwood parts of the Cormanthor forest.[12] They were also encountered deep in the Raurin desert in the Temple of Set.[13]
Appendix[]
See Also[]
- Dire snakes, which combined the best/worst qualities of giant venomous snakes with giant constrictor snakes.
- Giant snake for various other types of giant snakes.
Appearances[]
Adventures
Desert of Desolation • Dungeon #40, "Khamsa's Folly" • The Shattered Statue • Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk • Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Card Games
Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014-09-30). Monster Manual 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 327. ISBN 978-0786965614.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Doug Stewart (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. (TSR, Inc), p. 320. ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kevin Melka (January 1997). “The Dragon's Bestiary: Venomous!”. In Dave Gross ed. Dragon #237 (TSR, Inc.), pp. 45–46.
- ↑ Gary Gygax (December 1977). Monster Manual, 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 88. ISBN 0-935696-00-8.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Doug Stewart (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. (TSR, Inc), pp. 320–321. ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
- ↑ Kevin Melka (January 1997). “The Dragon's Bestiary: Venomous!”. In Dave Gross ed. Dragon #237 (TSR, Inc.), p. 45.
- ↑ Kevin Melka (January 1997). “The Dragon's Bestiary: Venomous!”. In Dave Gross ed. Dragon #237 (TSR, Inc.), p. 43.
- ↑ Kevin Melka (January 1997). “The Dragon's Bestiary: Venomous!”. In Dave Gross ed. Dragon #237 (TSR, Inc.), p. 44.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb, Kate Novak (October 1988). Azure Bonds. (TSR, Inc.), p. 250. ISBN 0-88038-612-6.
- ↑ Kevin Melka (January 1997). “The Dragon's Bestiary: Venomous!”. In Dave Gross ed. Dragon #237 (TSR, Inc.), p. 46.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ James Butler, Elizabeth T. Danforth, Jean Rabe (September 1994). “Cormanthor”. In Karen S. Boomgarden ed. Elminster's Ecologies (TSR, Inc), p. 11. ISBN 1-5607-6917-3.
- ↑ Tracy Hickman, Laura Hickman, Philip Meyers, Peter Rice, William John Wheeler (May 1987). Desert of Desolation. (TSR, Inc.), p. 74. ISBN 978-0880383974.
Connections[]
Scaled Ones
Scalykind
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Serpent Constructs
Serpents
Amphisbaena • Constrictor snake • Deathcoils • Deathfang • Dung snake • Flame snake • Flying snake • Giant constrictor snake • Giant venomous snake • Glacier snake • Ice serpent • Jaculi • Mlarraun • Reed snake • Sewerm • Shadow asp • Tree python • Venomous snake • Viper • Whipsnake •
Serpentfolk