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Giant Poisonous Snake

Medium · Beast · CR 1/4 · Unaligned

Source. 5e 2014 Rules

11 (2d8+2)

1/4

Ability Scores

Core attributes and their modifiers.

STR

DEX

CON

INT

-4

WIS

CHA

-4

Overview

Category Monsters

Size Medium

Type Beast

Alignment Unaligned

XP 50

Initiative Bonus +4

Movement

Walk 30 ft (9.1 m)

Swim 30 ft (9.1 m)

Climb 15 ft (4.6 m)

Crawl 15 ft (4.6 m)

Senses

Blindsight 10 ft (3 m)

Passive Perception 12

Skills

Perception +2

Environments

Caves Desert Forest or Jungle Grassland or Plains Hills Mountain Ocean Ruins Sewer Swamp or Marsh Tomb Underworld Urban

Actions

Bite

Cost 1

+6 to hit, reach 10 ft (3 m).

Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d4 + 4) piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 11 Constitution saving throw, taking 10 (3d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

About Giant Poisonous Snake

Giant Poisonous Snake is a medium beast with a Challenge Rating of 1/4. It has a unaligned alignment.

In combat, this creature maintains an Armor Class of 14 and possesses 11 hit points (derived from 2d8+2).

GM Tips: Using Giant Poisonous Snake

1 tips available

When using Giant Poisonous Snake in your D&D 5e campaign, consider these tactical approaches:

Aquatic Combat: This creature can swim at 30 ft. It has advantage in water environments. Consider fighting on land or using water-based spells against it.

Player Guide: Facing Giant Poisonous Snake

1 strategies available

When your party encounters this creature, keep these strategies in mind:

Aquatic Combat Defense: This creature can swim at 30 ft! It has advantage in water. Fight on land if possible. Use 'Control Water' or drain water sources to limit its mobility.

Encounter Building Calculator

Standard Party Encounter (4-5 characters):

This creature is a medium encounter for a party of 4 characters of level 1.

Solo Encounter:

A single character of level 2 (up to level 20) can face this creature in a medium to hard encounter.

Experience Point Thresholds:

Medium: 31 XP
Hard: 46 XP
Deadly: 62 XP

Based on D&D 5e Dungeon Master's Guide encounter building guidelines. CR roughly equals party level for medium encounters.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the challenge rating of Giant Poisonous Snake?: Giant Poisonous Snake has a Challenge Rating of 1/4, making it appropriate for parties of level 0.25.
What type of creature is Giant Poisonous Snake?: Giant Poisonous Snake is a Medium Beast, which affects how certain spells and abilities interact with it.