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'''Pit vipers''' are a dangerous type of [[snake]]. They are also [[swimmer]]s, which means [[trident]]s have a +4 [[to-hit]] bonus while the pit viper is in the water.
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A '''pit viper''', {{monsym|pit viper}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a type of [[Snake (monster class)|snake]] that have infravision, and can [[swim]] and [[hide]] under objects like other snakes.
  
There are 5 '''pit vipers''' on the [[Plane of Earth]].
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A pit viper has two [[poison]]ous bite attacks, and possesses [[poison resistance]].
  
Pit viper corpses are also [[poison]]ous.
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A pit viper [[corpse]] is poisonous to eat, but eating a pit viper corpse or [[tin]] has a {{fraC|2|5}} chance of conveying poison resistance.
  
Seeing a pit viper falling into a pit will give a [[YAFM]] "How pitiful! Isn't that the pits?".
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Pit vipers generate [[YAFM]] when falling into [[pit]]s or [[spiked pit]]s, which they share with [[pit fiend]]s.{{refsrc|src/trap.c|1226|version=NetHack 3.6.7|name=dotrap}}{{refsrc|src/trap.c|2469|version=NetHack 3.6.7|name=mintrap}}
  
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==Generation==
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Randomly generated pit vipers are always created hostile.
  
== Encyclopedia entry ==
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Pit vipers generate among the random {{white|S}} that are part of the first quest [[monster class]] for [[Archeologist]]s and make up {{frac|24|35}} of the monsters that randomly generate on the [[Archeologist quest]].
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Pit vipers generated at level creation are given a random item to hide under.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|1243|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=snakes get a free house}}
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Five pit vipers are generated on the [[Plane of Earth]] at level creation.
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==History==
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The pit viper first appears in [[NetHack 3.0.0]].
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==Message==
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{{message|How pitiful. Isn't that the pits?|You saw a pit fiend fall into a pit, or fell into one while polymorphed into a pit fiend.<ref name="dotrap"/><ref name="mintrap"/>}}
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==Variants==
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In variants that incorporate the [[Convict]] role, a pit viper is generated on the upper filler level of the [[Convict quest]] at level creation.
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===SLASH'EM===
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In SLASH'EM, pit vipers will not generate in [[Gehennom]].
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The Snake Pit of the [[Lawful Quest]] can generate up to two pit vipers at level creation, with a {{frac|9|10}} chance of each viper appearing, and they may also appear among the random {{white|S}} generated at level creation.
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==Encyclopedia entry==
 
{{encyclopedia-redirect|snake}}
 
{{encyclopedia-redirect|snake}}
  
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==References==
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Revision as of 00:26, 2 January 2024

A pit viper, S, is a type of monster that appears in NetHack. It is a type of snake that have infravision, and can swim and hide under objects like other snakes.

A pit viper has two poisonous bite attacks, and possesses poison resistance.

A pit viper corpse is poisonous to eat, but eating a pit viper corpse or tin has a Template:FraC chance of conveying poison resistance.

Pit vipers generate YAFM when falling into pits or spiked pits, which they share with pit fiends.[1][2]

Generation

Randomly generated pit vipers are always created hostile.

Pit vipers generate among the random S that are part of the first quest monster class for Archeologists and make up 2435 of the monsters that randomly generate on the Archeologist quest.

Pit vipers generated at level creation are given a random item to hide under.[3]

Five pit vipers are generated on the Plane of Earth at level creation.

History

The pit viper first appears in NetHack 3.0.0.

Message

How pitiful. Isn't that the pits?
You saw a pit fiend fall into a pit, or fell into one while polymorphed into a pit fiend.[1][2]

Variants

In variants that incorporate the Convict role, a pit viper is generated on the upper filler level of the Convict quest at level creation.

SLASH'EM

In SLASH'EM, pit vipers will not generate in Gehennom.

The Snake Pit of the Lawful Quest can generate up to two pit vipers at level creation, with a 910 chance of each viper appearing, and they may also appear among the random S generated at level creation.

Encyclopedia entry

See the encyclopedia entry for snake.

References