SRD:Constrictor Snake

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CONSTRICTOR SNAKE

Size/Type:	Medium Animal
Hit Dice:	3d8+6 (19 hp)
Initiative:	+3
Speed:	20 ft. (4 squares), climb 20 ft., swim 20 ft.
Armor Class:	15 (+3 Dex, +2 natural), touch 13, flat-footed 12
Base Attack/Grapple:	+2/+5
Attack:	Bite +5 melee (1d3+4)
Full Attack:	Bite +5 melee (1d3+4)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	Constrict 1d3+4, improved grab
Special Qualities:	Scent
Saves:	Fort +4, Ref +6, Will +2
Abilities:	Str 17, Dex 17, Con 13, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 2
Skills:	Balance +11, Climb +14, Hide +10, Listen +7, Spot +7, Swim +11
Feats:	Alertness, Toughness
Environment:	Warm forests
Organization:	Solitary
Challenge Rating:	2
Treasure:	None
Alignment:	Always Neutral
Advancement:	4–5 HD (Medium); 6–10 HD (Large)
Level Adjustment:	—

Constrictor snakes usually are not aggressive and flee when confronted. They hunt for food but do not attempt to make a meal out of any creature that is too large to constrict.

Skills: Snakes have a +4 racial bonus on Hide, Listen, and Spot checks and a +8 racial bonus on Balance and Climb checks. A snake can always choose to take 10 on a Climb check, even if rushed or threatened. Snakes use either their Strength modifier or Dexterity modifier for Climb checks, whichever is higher. A snake has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. It can always choose to take 10 on a Swim check, even if distracted or endangered. It can use the run action while swimming, provided it swims in a straight line.

Combat

Constrictor snakes hunt by grabbing prey with their mouths and then squeezing it with their powerful bodies.

Constrict (Ex): On a successful grapple check, a constrictor snake deals 1d3+4 points of damage.

Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a constrictor snake must hit with its bite attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. If it wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold and can constrict.

See Wikipedia Entry: Snake

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