Ball python
For a list of all snakes, see list of snakes.
ball python S 
| |
|---|---|
| HP | 2-5 |
| HD | 1 |
| XP | 1 |
| Speed | 12 (swim: 60%) |
| AC | 0 |
| EV | 11 |
| Will | 0 |
| Attack1 | 3 (bite: plain) |
| Attack2 | 1 (constrict: crush)
|
| Resistances | rDrown |
| Vulnerabilities | None |
| Habitat | Amphibious |
| Intelligence | Animal |
| Uses | Uses nothing |
| Holiness | Natural |
| Size | Medium |
| Type | snake, ball python |
| Flags | Cold-blooded |
| A small snake that can augment its bite by constricting small creatures.
“The latter lived in the country, and before his house there was an oak, in which there was a lair of snakes. His servants killed the snakes, but Melampus gathered wood and burnt the reptiles, and reared the young ones. And when the young were full grown, they stood beside him at each of his shoulders as he slept, and they purged his ears with their tongues. He started up in a great fright, but understood the voices of the birds flying overhead, and from what he learned from them he foretold to men what should come to pass.” |
Useful Info
Ball pythons are fast snakes found in the early Dungeon. While weaker than a hobgoblin or quokka, ball pythons can constrict you with their attacks. Constriction has a chance to prevent you from moving, lowers evasion, and deals minor damage every turn.
Tips & Tricks
- Ball pythons are weak and frail, but if they manage to constrict you, you'll start taking damage quickly. Try to kill them fast, and try not to fight them around other monsters.
History
- In 0.33, ball pythons will be nerfed. Their bite damage will be lowered from 3 to 2, and their EV will be lowered from 11 to 9.
- Prior to 0.27, ball pythons dealt 1 less damage in melee.
- Prior to 0.25 you could create your own ball pythons with the Sticks to Snakes spell.
- Prior to 0.10, ball pythons were known as small snakes, and had a weak poisonous bite instead of a constriction attack. Also, they were tiny sized.
