Wild Shape form · 2024 rules
Giant Venomous Snake
Giant Venomous Snake is a CR 1/4 Medium Beast that can swim 40 ft. In the 2024 rules, any druid can take it from level 2.
The 2014 rules call this creature the Giant Poisonous Snake.
2024 rules · 5.5e
In the 2024 rules, any druid can take it from level 2.
- Armor Class
- 16 (13 + WIS)Circle Forms beats the beast’s 14
- Hit Points
- Your own + 9 temporary3 × level when you transform
- Attacks
- Bite +6, 1d4+4The beast’s own bonuses, as printed
With Wisdom 16, at the first level a Moon druid can use it with Circle Forms.
- Armor Class
- 14The beast’s own armor
- Hit Points
- Your own + 2 temporaryYour level when you transform
- Attacks
- Bite +6, 1d4+4The beast’s own bonuses, as printed
Temporary hit points grow with your level; everything else stays the same.
Giant Venomous Snake
Medium Beast · CR 1/4
- Swim
- Poison
- Blindsight
- High AC
Armor Class14
Hit Points11 (2d8+2) A druid never takes this pool in the 2024 rules: Wild Shape gives temporary hit points instead.
Speed40 ft, Swim 40 ft
- STR10+0
- DEX18+4
- CON13+1
You keep your own Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma, and your skill and saving throw proficiencies.
SensesBlindsight 10 ft., Passive Perception 12
SkillsPerception +2
Actions
Bite
Melee attack: d20 +6 · Reach 10 ft.
Damage: 1d4+4 Piercing (average 6)
Plus: 4 (1d8) Poison damage
Stat blocks from SRD 5.2.1 (CC BY 4.0). Circle of the Moon rules are summarized from the Player’s Handbook. Armor Class and hit points are worked out by the same rules engine as the Beastform app.