Giant Sea Snake

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Giant Sea Snake
Release			22 May 2006 (Update)
Members			Yes
Actions			Attack, Examine
Race			? (edit)
Examine
A big snake that lives in the sea. How did it get in here?
Combat info
Level			LP			XP			XP
63			13,500			462			152.4
Equipment XP (2H/MH & Armour/OH)
27 / 18 / 9
Aggressive						Poisonous
						???
Offensive
Max hit
506			675			0			0
Style						Rate
						5 ticks (3.0s)
Combat levels
33				45				0
Accuracy
337				732				0
Defensive
Armour				Weakness			Susceptible
732		45
Affinities
90			65			55			45
Immunities
Immune			? (edit)			? (edit)			? (edit)
Advanced data
NPC ID				3943
Links				bestiary • MRND
FAQ • doc

The Giant Sea Snake is encountered at the end of the Royal Trouble quest. It is not as strong as its combat level suggests, but an antipoison potion, preferably super, is vital, as the snake is poisonous with damage starting in the nineties. It fights with melee up close and ranged from a distance, but it cannot detect the use of prayers. Like its offspring, it is vulnerable to slashing weapons.

The best way to defeat the snake is to attack it up close with melee, using a slashing weapon such as a Scimitar or an Abyssal whip to exploit its weakness. This way, it will not use its ranged attack, so players can freely use Protect from Melee to reduce the majority of the damage. Other factors such as what food to bring and what armour and weapon to use are left to the player's decision. It is recommended to bring at least lobsters or swordfish.

It can not be fought after completion of the Royal Trouble quest.

Drops

100% drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Big bones	1	Always	267	1

Main drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Watermelon seed	1	Unknown	1,473	33
	Poison ivy seed	1	Unknown	572	99
	Guam seed	1	Unknown	497	2
	Marrentill seed	1	Unknown	436	3
	Tarromin seed	1	Unknown	477	4
	Harralander seed	1	Unknown	811	7
	Toadflax seed	1	Unknown	833	20
	Ranarr seed	1	Unknown	1,372	11
	Irit seed	1	Unknown	1,134	38
	Avantoe seed	1	Unknown	1,137	38
	Kwuarm seed	1	Unknown	577	38
	Snapdragon seed	1	Unknown	1,771	38
	Cadantine seed	1	Unknown	692	38
	Lantadyme seed	1	Unknown	418	38
	Dwarf weed seed	1	Unknown	2,059	38
	Torstol seed	1	Very rare	1,848	38
	Adamant dart tip	2	Unknown	564	12
	Pearl bolt tips	3	Unknown	363	21
	Broad arrow	4	Unknown	216	216
	Water orb	1	Unknown	4,701	180
	Water rune	15	Unknown	2,565	45
	Mist rune	1	Unknown	2,052	4
	Fishing bait	50	Unknown	400	50
	Raw bass	2	Unknown	4,840	336
	Raw lobster	1	Rare	352	170
	Casket	1	Unknown	1,429	30
	Heavy box	1	Always	6	6
	Coins	23; 32; 44	Unknown	23-44	23-44

Tertiary drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Sealed clue scroll (medium)	1	1/128	1	1
	Long bone	1	1/400	3	3
	Curved bone	1	1/5000	4	4
	Giant snake spine	1	Common	1	1

Universal drops

Universal drops are dropped by nearly every monster outside of Daemonheim.

These items are dropped alongside main drops.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Key token	1	Rare	Not sold	Not alchemisable
	Mimic kill token (m)	1	1/10000	32,719	Not alchemisable

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included - see here for how to help out!

• patch 9 July 2013 (Update):
  • Players now correctly auto-retaliate when attacked by giant snakes.

• update 22 May 2006 (Update):
  • Added to game.