Rat Snake Swarm
Level 2Creature· animalLargeRemaster
AC
16
HP
25
Speed
20 ft.
Perception
+8
Fort
+8
Ref
+10
Will
+6
Immunities precision, swarm-mind
Resistances bludgeoning 3, piercing 5, slashing 5
Weaknesses area-damage 3, splash-damage 3
Senses low-light-vision, scent 30 ft. (imprecise)
Skills acrobatics +10, stealth +8
Other Speeds climb 20 ft., swim 20 ft.
Recall Knowledge DC 16 (nature)
Abilities
Swarm Mind
Mass Wriggle↺
Trigger The rat snake swarm takes damage from a melee Strike
Effect Snakes slither up and around the creature's weapon and limbs. The target must succeed at a DC 15 will save or become Frightened 1.
Swarming Strikes◆
Each enemy in the swarm's space takes 1d8 piercing damage (DC 17 reflex save).
A solitary snake might be no cause for alarm, but a hissing mass of frenzied snakes can make even seasoned adventurers shudder. Rat snakes can reach lengths of up to 10 feet, and they gather en masse to hibernate as well as to breed. Though nonvenomous, these territorial snakes will strike anything that threatens them.
Snakes of some variety thrive in every non-arctic ecosystem, each with their own particular hunting patterns and defense mechanisms.