Blaze Boa

This enormous, muscular snake has crimson scales and emerald eyes. Its charcoal tongue flicks rapidly as it slithers forward.

Blaze Boa (CR 6)

Large Magical Beast
Alignment: Neutral
Initiative: +3
Senses: Darkvision 60 feet, Low-Light Vision, Scent; Perception +14

Speed: 30 feet, Climb 20 feet, Swim 20 feet
Space: 10 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 21, touch 13, flat-footed 17 (+3 Dex, +1 dodge, +8 natural, -1 size)
Hit Points: 85 (9d10+27 plus 9)
Saving Throws: Fort +9, Ref +9, Will +4
Damage Reduction: 5/magic
Energy Resistance: fire 30

Offense

Melee: bite +16 (2d6+10/19-20 plus Grab)
Reach: 5 feet

Special Attacks: Constrict (2d6+10 plus conflagration)

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
25 (+7)	17 (+3)	16 (+3)	2 (-4)	12 (+1)	6 (-2)

Base Attack Bonus: +9
CMB +17 (+21 Grapple)
CMD 31 (can't be tripped)

Feats: Dodge, Improved Critical (bite), Skill Focus (Perception), Toughness, Weapon Focus (bite)

Skills: Acrobatics +17, Climb +15, Perception +14, Stealth +9, Swim +15

• Racial Modifiers: +8 Acrobatics, +4 Perception, +4 Stealth

Languages:

Special Abilities

Conflagration (Su)

A blaze boa that has an opponent wrapped in its coils can ignite its body as a free action. This deals 2d6 points of fire damage (in addition to constriction damage) to the grappled target each round the grapple persists. Once the grapple ends, the blaze boa's fire burns out. A blaze boa can stop and restart this ability as a free action (once per turn), but can only use it if it is grappling a foe.

Ecology

Environment: Warm Forests or Marshes
Organization: solitary or pair
Treasure: incidental


Blaze boas are dangerous constrictor snakes found in jungles, warm forests, and swamplands. From the treetops they survey the area, ever watching for potential prey. These creatures sustain themselves on insects, wild animals, and small humanoids (particularly halflings and goblins). Cannibalism is not unknown among blaze boas.

Blaze boas reproduce on average, once per year, with the female giving birth to live young after a gestation period of roughly 8-9 months. The female can birth up to twenty newborns at one time. Blaze boas are dark red in color when newborn. Young reach maturity within two years.

Blaze boas can reach lengths of 40 feet or more, though the average blaze boa is 10-15 feet long and weighs 150 pounds. Its body is a crimson colored background overlaid with dark red blotches. Its eyes are emerald and set high on its head. Its tongue is the color of charcoal. Faint wisps of smoke seem to rise from the body of a blaze boa.

Blaze boas lurk in treetops or just beneath the surface of the water, waiting for prey to come close. When prey is detected, a blaze boa strikes from its hiding place, wrapping the creature in its deadly coils. Prey that proves resistant to its constriction attack is subjected to the blaze boa's conflagration ability. Slain prey is either devoured immediately or carried back to the creature's lair to feed the young.