Salamander

: salamander
Difficulty	12
Attacks	Projectile as weapon, or melee weapon for 2d8, fire 1d6, bearhug 2d6, roasted 3d6 (scrolls, potions and spellbooks may be affected)

: salamander
Difficulty	12
Attacks	Projectile as weapon, or melee weapon for 2d8, fire 1d6, bearhug 2d6, roasted 3d6 (scrolls, potions and spellbooks may be affected)
Base level	8
Base experience	148
Speed	12
Base AC	-1
Base MR	0
Alignment	-9 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	Very rare
Genocidable	No
Weight	1500
Nutritional value	400
Size	Medium
Resistances	Fire, Sleep
Resistances conveyed	Fire
A salamander: has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. has a serpent body. has a thick hide. is poisonous to eat. does not eat. (*) is normally generated hostile. can follow you to other levels. can pick up weapons and food. can pick up magical items. can be seen through infravision. appears only in Gehennom.
Reference	monst.c#line2895

A salamander has the torso of a man atop the body of a great snake. It has a thick hide. It is poisonous if eaten. They are not the salamanders from real life but rather are based on the monsters from D&D.

Encyclopedia entry

For hundreds of years, many people believed that salamanders
were magical. In England in the Middle Ages, people thought
that fire created salamanders. When they set fire to damp
logs, dozens of slimy creatures scurried out. The word
salamander, in fact, comes from a Greek word meaning "fire
animal".
[ Salamangders, by Cheris Winner ]

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