Snake

S snake
Difficulty	6
Attacks	Bite 1d6 poison

S snake
Difficulty	6
Attacks	Bite 1d6 poison
Base level	4
Base experience	48
Speed	15
Base AC	3
Base MR	0
Alignment	0 (neutral)
Frequency (by normal means)	Rare
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	100
Nutritional value	80
Size	Small
Resistances	Poison
Resistances conveyed	Poison

Snakes are a class of monster in NetHack represented by the overall symbol S. They are generally poisonous and have the capability to hide under items dropped on the ground.

The snake, S, is also the second-weakest member of this class (next to the garter snake). It is poisonous.

In the dungeon you will encounter the following kinds of snakes:

• S garter snake
• S snake
• S water moccasin
• S pit viper
• S python
• S cobra

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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 ]

A user has suggested improving this page or section as follows:

"This monster's page, and probably others, does not mention that its corpse is poisonous. Someone should go through and make sure all poisonous to eat monsters are so marked, then remove this todo."