Shock serpent

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

shock serpent S
HP	38-71
HD	10
XP	828
Speed	15
AC	2
EV	15
Will	40
Attack1	20 (bite: electricity: 10-14)
Resistances	rElec+++
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Reptile
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	snake, shock serpent
Flags	Cold-blooded Silence immune

A sinuous serpent whose body crackles with volatile electricity. Its electric shroud can discharge when struck, inflicting a painful shock on any nearby foes.

Useful Info

Shock serpents are snakes which can gather electrical charge for a few turns, and release a powerful torrent of lightning (2d29). The following message will be displayed when a Shock serpent is almost ready to release its electrical charge:

The shock serpent bristles with a violent electric nimbus!

However, when they take more than 4 points of damage, they will lose all the accumulated charge dealing some minor damage to any creature near them. They are also able to shoot weaker bolts of electricity (2d15), similar to those fired by electrical eels. They can be found in the Snake Pit.

History

Shock serpents will be added in 0.14.