Cave Viper Snake

Stats

HP 12
AC 12
DR 0
# Attacks 1
Attack 1d4

Save Rolls

Quick 2
Tough 0
Mind -3
Alignment: Wild Impartial (Hunter)
Intelligence: Animal (1)
Magic Resistance: -

About

This five-foot ambush predator strikes once from concealment, then immediately attempts to flee into cracks, loose stone, or rubble if its prey remains standing. It will only fight to the death if cornered or unable to escape.

The cave viper is unnervingly silent. It does not hiss when threatened or attacking - only when content, coiled around a fresh meal, or during mating. In the dark, the absence of sound is often the only warning it has already struck.

Special Attack

None

Special Defense

Heat Sense - Perceives warm-blooded creatures within 20 ft, even in total darkness. Doesn't work against cold-blooded targets or constructs.