Water moccasin

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For a list of all snakes, see list of snakes.

water moccasin S
HP	13-31
HD	4
XP	91
Speed	14 (swim: 60%)
AC	2
EV	15
Will	16
Attack¹	10 (bite: medium poison)
Resistances	rPois+, rDrown
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Amphibious
Intelligence	Insect
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Natural
Size	Small
Type	adder, water moccasin
Flags	Cold-blooded

A largeish venomous brown snake. It usually lives near water, and is an able swimmer.

Useful Info

Water moccasins are larger and stronger than the adders found early on, but are otherwise very similar. They move fast, deal poison damage with their bites, and move extremely quickly through water. They commonly appear in the Lair and the Snake Pits.

Tips & Tricks

Ideally, you should be equipped to survive poison by the time you encounter them, but fighting from a distance is still advised. Water moccasins are faster than the average character, so Swiftness or Blink are useful for escaping.

History

Prior to 0.6, water mocassins were called brown snakes.