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'''Snakes''' are a class of [[monster]] in [[NetHack]] represented by the overall symbol {{white|S}}. They are generally [[poison]]ous and have the capability to hide under [[item]]s dropped on the ground.
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A '''snake''', {{monsym|snake}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a [[slithy]], [[carnivorous]] and [[oviparous]] [[animal]] that is the namesake member of the [[Snake (monster class)|snake]] [[monster class]], and is capable of [[swimming]] and [[hiding]] under [[item]]s.
  
The '''snake''', {{monsym|snake}}, is also the second-weakest member of this class (next to the [[garter snake]]). It is poisonous if eaten.
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A snake has a single [[poison]]ous bite attack, and possesses [[poison resistance]].
  
If a snake is created during the initial level generation process, NetHack will generate a random item for the snake to hide under.{{refsrc|makemon.c|1159|version=NetHack 3.6.0|comment=snakes get a free house}} This method of item generation accounts for a significant portion of the items in the [[archeologist quest]].
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A snake corpse is poisonous to eat, but eating a snake corpse or tin has a roughly {{frac|3|11}} chance of conveying poison resistance.
  
In the dungeon you will encounter the following kinds of snakes:
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==Generation==
* {{monsymlink|garter snake}}
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Randomly generated snakes are always created hostile.
* {{monsymlink|snake}}
 
* {{monsymlink|water moccasin}}
 
* {{monsymlink|pit viper}}
 
* {{monsymlink|python}}
 
* {{monsymlink|cobra}}
 
  
== Body parts ==
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Snakes 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}}
'''Snake''' also refers to the grouping of body parts for the forms of snakes. It affects the messages referring to the appropriate body parts as follows:
 
  
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==Encyclopedia entry==
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|Arm||Vestigial limb
 
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|Eye||Eye
 
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|Face||Face
 
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|Finger||Large scale
 
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|Fingertip||Large scale tip
 
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|Foot||Rear region
 
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|Hand||Scale gap
 
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|Handed||Scale gapped
 
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|Head||Head
 
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|Leg||Rear region
 
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|Light headed||Light headed
 
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|Neck||Neck
 
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|Spine||Length
 
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|Toe||Rear scale
 
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|Hair||Scales
 
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|Blood||Blood
 
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|Lung||Lung
 
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|Nose||Forked tongue
 
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|Stomach||Stomach
 
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== Encyclopedia entry ==
 
 
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Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made.  And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:  but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.  And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:  for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.  And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
 
Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made.  And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:  but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.  And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:  for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.  And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
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Revision as of 09:09, 31 December 2023

For the monster class, see Snake (monster class).

A snake, S, is a type of monster that appears in NetHack. It is a slithy, carnivorous and oviparous animal that is the namesake member of the snake monster class, and is capable of swimming and hiding under items.

A snake has a single poisonous bite attack, and possesses poison resistance.

A snake corpse is poisonous to eat, but eating a snake corpse or tin has a roughly 311 chance of conveying poison resistance.

Generation

Randomly generated snakes are always created hostile.

Snakes generated at level creation are given a random item to hide under.[1]

Encyclopedia entry

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
 
And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

[ Genesis 3:1-6,13-15 ]

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