Venomous Snake

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

Venomous Snake (CR 1)

Medium Animal
Alignment: Neutral
Initiative: +5
Senses: Low-Light Vision, Scent; Perception +9

Speed: 20 feet, Climb 20 feet, Swim 20 feet
Space: 5 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 14, touch 11, flat-footed 13 (+1 Dex, +3 natural)
Hit Points: 13 (2d8+4)
Saving Throws: Fort +5, Ref +4, Will +1

Offense

Melee: bite +2 (1d4-1 plus poison)
Reach: 5 feet

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
8 (-1)	13 (+1)	14 (+2)	1 (-5)	13 (+1)	2 (-4)

Base Attack Bonus: +1
CMB +0
CMD 11 (can't be tripped)

Feats: Improved Initiative, Weapon Finesse

Skills: Acrobatics +9, Climb +9, Perception +9, Stealth +9, Swim +9

• Racial Modifiers: +4 Perception, +4 Stealth, +8 Acrobatics; modifies Climb and Swim with Dexterity

Languages:

Special Abilities

Poison (Ex)

Bite-injury; save Fort DC 13; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1d2 Con; cure 1 save.

Ecology

Environment: Any Temperate or Warm
Organization: solitary, pair, or nest (3-8)
Treasure: none


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.