Flying Snake

Monster Manual - 5e, D&D Basic Rules

Description

A flying snake is a brightly colored, winged serpent found in remote jungles. Tribespeople and cultists sometimes domesticate flying snakes to serve as messengers that deliver scrolls wrapped in their coils. ^{[1] [2]}

Basic Information

Anatomy

A flying snake is a brightly colored, winged serpent. It can bite with its mouth, and the bite contains poison. ^{[1] [2]}

Ecology and Habitats

Flying snakes are found in remote jungles. They can swim and fly. ^{[1] [2]}

Additional Information

Domestication

Tribespeople and cultists sometimes domesticate flying snakes to serve as messengers that deliver scrolls wrapped in their coils. ^[1]

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Flying snakes have blindsight to a range of 10 ft. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ^Monster Manual - 5e (2014), p.322.
2. ^D&D Basic Rules (November, 2018), p.128.

Contents

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Stat Block

See below ^{[1] [2]}

Flying Snake

Tiny beast, unaligned

Armor Class 14

Hit Points 5 ( 2d4 )

Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft., swim 30 ft.

STR

4 -3

DEX

18 +4

CON

11 +0

INT

2 -4

WIS

12 +1

CHA

5 -3

Senses blindsight 10 ft., passive Perception 11

Languages —

Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)

Flyby. The snake doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy’s reach.

Actions

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage plus 7 ( 3d4 ) poison damage.

Suggested Terrain desert, forest, grassland, urban

Sources Monster Manual - 5e, D&D Basic Rules