Snake, Constrictor

Constrictor snakes are animals.

An animal is a living, nonhuman creature, usually a vertebrate with no magical abilities and no innate capacity for language or culture.

Animals have low-light vision.

Animals breathe, eat, and sleep.

Be they jungle-dwelling pythons or swamp-dwelling boas like the anaconda, constrictor snakes are among the most deadly predatory animals of the tropical wilds. Fortunately, these large snakes are relatively passive, save for when they are preparing to shed their skins or are particularly hungry. Nevertheless, the sinuous creatures are held in fear by many societies who often ascribe fiendish qualities to them.

When constrictor snakes bite, they deal normal damage and attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. Constrictor snakes can grab only targets of Medium size or smaller. Constrictor snakes have the option to conduct the grapple normally, or simply use their bite to hold the opponent. If they choose to do the latter, it is harder for them to make and maintain the grapple, but are not considered grappled themselves. Constrictor snakes deal constriction damage in addition to bite damage.

Constrictor snakes can crush an opponent, dealing bludgeoning damage, when they make a successful grapple check (in addition to any other effects caused by a successful check, including additional damage).

Larger maneaters like the anaconda exist.

Constrictor snakes can detect approaching enemies, sniff out hidden foes, and track by sense of smell. They can identify familiar odors just as humans do familiar sights. Tracking by scent ignores the effects of surface conditions and poor visibility.