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PFS StandardGiant Viper

The giant viper's fangs are a frightening sight, with injection tubes as long as daggers. The sheer amount of venom injected by a giant viper can cause severe blood clotting and leave a victim utterly drained of vitality.

Recall Knowledge - Animal (Nature): DC 16
Unspecific Lore: DC 14
Specific Lore: DC 11

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Giant ViperCreature 2

Medium Animal 
Source Monster Core pg. 317
Perception +5; low-light vision, scent (imprecise) 30 feet
Skills Acrobatics +7, Athletics +6, Stealth +6, Survival +4
Str +3, Dex +4, Con +3, Int -4, Wis +1, Cha -2
AC 15; Fort +6, Ref +9, Will +4
HP 26
Coiled Strike [reaction] As Reactive Strike, but the snake can use this reaction only if it's Coiled.
Speed 20 feet, climb 20 feet, swim 20 feet
Melee [one-action] fangs +9 [+4/-1] (finesse), Damage 1d8+3 piercing plus giant viper venomCoil [one-action] The giant viper uses an action to coil itself. While Coiled, the reach of its fangs is 10 feet and it has the Reactive Strike reaction. After the giant viper Strikes with its fangs, it becomes uncoiled.Giant Viper Venom (poison) Saving Throw DC 15 Fortitude; Maximum Duration 6 rounds; Stage 1 1d6 poison damage (1 round); Stage 2 1d6 poison damage and drained 1

All Monsters in "Snake"

NameLevel
Emperor Cobra5
Giant Anaconda8
Giant Viper2
Python1
Rat Snake Swarm2
Sea Snake0
Viper-1
Viper Swarm4

Snake

Source Monster Core pg. 316
Snakes come in an array of forms, from jungle-dwelling constrictors that wrap around their prey to venomous vipers with deadly bites. Regardless, all snakes consume their prey whole by unhinging their jaws and using powerful muscles to move the food down their throats and into their stomachs.

Sidebar - Treasure and Rewards Snake Resources

Snakeskin's distinctive pattern and wide variety of applications make it a sought-after resource, and the hides of extra-large snakes like giant anacondas can fetch a fine price in the right market. Such oversized snake hides can be used to craft clothing of snakeskin leather, including boots and gloves, as well as other items such as scabbards, backpacks, and even tents or makeshift boats. A snake's hide can be cleanly removed with a successful Crafting check or appropriate Lore check

Sidebar - Additional Lore Snakes in Mythology

Snakes appear frequently and prominently in the myths and legends of many cultures throughout the Inner Sea region. In Ancient Osirion, snakes were revered and associated both with the serpent god Apep and the goddess Wadjet, the Green Empress. Perhaps the best-known example of snakes in Golarion's legends are the serpentfolk, serpentine humanoids who ruled vast swaths of the world in prehistoric times and worshiped a foul snake deity called Ydersius.