King Snake

From Wild Southwest Wiki

The King Snake is a large (five to six metres) venomous snake, found throughout the wilds. It is generally brown in colour, although regional variations exists, and is about as thick as a fully grown man's thigh.

While slow moving in general, king snakes can strike with stunning speed, delivering enough venom to kill a full grown man or auroch within minutes.

They are typically encountered sunning themselves on rock faces, or in the branches of trees. They are unlikely to flee from the approach of humans, but will only attack if provoked or hungry. Happily one decent sized meal (a human, an auroch, a few kangaroos) will support a king snake for several months, and attacks on humans are comparatively rare.