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A double-ended whip made from the cured hides of black mambas, and enchanted with toxins ranging from ordinary venoms to asphyxiating curare.

the +8 whip "Snakebite"

+8 whip

Curare (Upgraded venom brand; 40% chance of inflicting Curare instead)
rPois

Desirability

Snakebite^[1] is a rather useful weapon for much of the game, providing somewhat powerful, fast attacks with a unique brand and a useful resistance. In addition to its regular poison effect, it has a chance to inflict curare on 40% of hits^[2], slowing and asphyxiating affected enemies. However, its base damage is fairly low, making it a poor choice for handling high-AC enemies, and its brand proves useless against anything with poison resistance including the many demonic and undead opponents you'll find in the end-game.

A rare vault in the early Lair is guaranteed to contain Snakebite; it consists of a long, winding corridor filled with adders, water moccasins, and black mambas, with Snakebite sitting at the very end.

History

Prior to 0.19, Snakebite merely poisoned opponents instead of inflicting curare.
Prior to 0.15, Snakebite had an enchantment of +5.
Prior to 0.14, Snakebite had an enchantment of +5, +10.

References

↑ art-data.txt:642 (0.25.1)
↑ art-func.h:897 (0.25.1)

[1] rt-data.txt:642 (0.25.1)

[2] rt-func.h:897 (0.25.1)

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 ==Desirability==
-'''Snakebite'''<ref>{{source ref|0.25.1|art-data.txt|641}}</ref> is a rather useful weapon for much of the game, providing somewhat powerful, fast attacks with a unique [[brand]] and a useful resistance. In addition to its regular poison effect, it has a chance to inflict [[curare]] on 40% of hits, [[slow|slowing]] and [[asphyxiation|asphyxiating]] affected enemies. However, its base damage is fairly low, making it a poor choice for handling high-[[AC]] enemies, and its brand proves useless against anything with poison resistance including the many [[demon|demonic]] and [[undead]] opponents you'll find in the end-game.
+'''Snakebite'''<ref>{{source ref|0.25.1|art-data.txt|642}}</ref> is a rather useful weapon for much of the game, providing somewhat powerful, fast attacks with a unique [[brand]] and a useful resistance. In addition to its regular poison effect, it has a chance to inflict [[curare]] on 40% of hits<ref>{{source ref|0.25.1|art-func.h|897}}</ref>, [[slow|slowing]] and [[asphyxiation|asphyxiating]] affected enemies. However, its base damage is fairly low, making it a poor choice for handling high-[[AC]] enemies, and its brand proves useless against anything with poison resistance including the many [[demon|demonic]] and [[undead]] opponents you'll find in the end-game.
 A rare vault in the early [[Lair]] is guaranteed to contain Snakebite; it consists of a long, winding corridor filled with [[adder|adders]], [[water moccasin|water moccasins]], and [[black mamba|black mambas]], with Snakebite sitting at the very end.