Viper
Viper
(Creature)
Giant viper
(Creature)
Vipers1 are a type of snake distinguished by the presence of a pair of hinged fangs that can inject venom when the viper bites another creature.2
Species of viper
Multiple kinds of viper exist, whose venom often causes different effects. Different species' toxins may induce paralysis, pain and swelling, blood clotting, or lethal heart failure.2
Giant vipers
Giant vipers are a particularly large type, and consequently produce more poison than smaller specimens do. The larger quantity of venom injected by their bites can cause more severe symptoms than a smaller viper's would.3
In religion
Vipers are the sacred animals of the demon lord Areshkagal4 and of the infernal duke Titivilus.5
References
- ↑ In English, the word "wyvern" and its pronunciation are derived from "viper" (OED)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Logan Bonner, Jason Bulmahn, Stephen Radney-MacFarland, Mark Seifter, et al. (2019). Bestiary (Second Edition), p. 302. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-64078-170-2
- ↑ Logan Bonner, Jason Bulmahn, Stephen Radney-MacFarland, Mark Seifter, et al. (2019). Bestiary (Second Edition), p. 303. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-64078-170-2
- ↑ John Compton, Adam Daigle, Amanda Hamon Kunz et al. (2017). Book of the Damned, p. 24f. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-970-7
- ↑ John Compton, Adam Daigle, Amanda Hamon Kunz et al. (2017). "Fiendish Divinities". Book of the Damned, p. 117. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-970-7