Snake (poisonous)

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Snake
Release																				4 July 2006 (Update)
Members																				Yes
Actions																				Attack, Examine
Race																				? (edit)
Examine																				Snake! Snaaaaake!
Combat info
Combat level																				7
Life points																				250
Aggressive
Poisonous																				30
Combat experience
XP																				26.7
XP																				8.8
XP (2H/MH/OH)																				1 / 1 / 0
Offensive
Max hit
15															0															0															0
Style																														Rate
																														3 ticks (1.8s)
Combat levels
5																				1																				1
Accuracy
150																				0																				0
Defensive
Armour																				Weakness															Susceptible
150										5
Base hit chance
90															55															45															65
Immunities
Not immune															Not immune															Not immune															Not immune
Advanced data
NPC ID															4343
Links															bestiary • MRND
FAQ • doc

A snake with a combat level of 7 can be found on Mos Le'Harmless. Their poison only deals 30 damage initially, so it is not dangerous to high-levelled players.

Money-Making Strategy

Main article: Money making guide/Killing snakes

Drops

100% drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Snake hide	1	Always	2,707	21

Tertiary drops

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Price	High Alch
	Snake spine	1	Uncommon	1	1

Universal drops

Universal drops are dropped by nearly every monster and skilling action 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	64,014	Not alchemisable

Update history

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• update 4 July 2006 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• The examine text on poisonous snakes is a reference to game over sequences from the Metal Gear franchise.