Snakes

This five-foot poisonious snake is found in the dense woods of Selcaria and the Pah'Shar territories. A member of the pit viper family this snake is very aggressive, territorial, and a constant danger to humans. It is called the redstep viper because its fangs deliever such a vicious bit and injection of poison that the skin around the bite will turn scarlet within a few seconds of the bite.

The redstep viper lives and hunts in the dense underbrush of the woods. Its mottled green and brown coloration provides it with a natural camoflague as its multiple senses scan the surrounding area. This viper feeds on rodents, small mammels, frogs, and the few birds it can catch. Although known as a fearless attacker, the redstep will give ground to larger predators if they don't approach it too close before it can slither away.

Anyone encountering this viper is best advised to back away slowly before its gets agitated enough to strike. If the redstep viper does strike the victim has only a few minutes before to poison kills them. The wound needs to be opened up within seconds and the blood around the wound drained out as much as possible. While this will not stop the poison that has already worked through the body, it will slow it down enough to have a chance at survival. The Pah make a salve from the blood of the Blue-eared Owl, who is a known hunter of the redstep viper, and the sap from a Arcia vine.

The redstep can produce five quantities of venom each day if kept alive or 1-2 quantities from the venom sack directly. The body will give 1 quantity (MR1; Divination) if used intact.