Bestiary · Beast

PR 1

Sand Snake

Sand snakes lie buried with only the sensory ridge exposed and take whatever crosses. Their venom is why D'horvakk desert routes are walked in a set order and never in a straight line.

Sand Snake, drawn at Medium scale
Physiology
Beast
Size
Medium
Speed
30 ft., burrow 20 ft.
Armor class
15
Hit points
38 (7d8 + 7)
Proficiency
+2
  • STR 12 +1 save +1
  • DEX 18 +4 save +4
  • CON 13 +1 save +1
  • INT 2 -4 save -4
  • WIS 13 +1 save +1
  • CHA 5 -3 save -3
Skills
Stealth +8 , Perception +3
Passive Perception
13
Senses
tremorsense 30 ft., blindsight 20 ft.
Languages
None
Damage resistances
fire
Found in
Desert , Terran (Arid)

Traits

  • Buried

    While under sand it is effectively Invisible until it strikes.

Actions

  • Strike

    +6 to hit · reach 10 ft.

    1d8 + 4 piercing damage

    A bite from under the sand.

  • Neurotoxin

    DC 14 Constitution save

    A creature bitten this turn takes 2d6 poison damage and is Poisoned for one minute on a failed save, or half damage on a success.

  • Back Under Reaction

    When the sand snake is targeted by an attack while on sand, it withdraws below the surface. The attack has disadvantage, and the snake is effectively Invisible again until it next strikes.