Flower Serpent

The flower serpent is not quite a sentient plant, and not quite an actual reptile, but some sort of absurd combination of the two created through the magic of the Feywilds. These irate creatures range from a mere few inches tall to as long as a schoolbus, and reportedly never stop growing.

Flower Mimic. A small flower serpent is nearly indistinguishable from the ordinary flower it mimics. The yellow glands that rest on its top jaw secrete a sweet-smelling scent used to lure in pollinating insects such as bees and butterflies, or, for larger flower mimics, small herbivores such as wild pigs and unsuspecting birds.

Invasive Species. Due to careless and irresponsible pet owners, flower serpents can now be found in all but the most frigid of biomes. This species was originally discovered to be native to specific forests and jungles, but was soon taken up as a popular pet due to its small size. When the flower serpent inevitably gets far bigger than the original buyer predicted or was told, it was and is common practice to simply release the large creature into the nearest area with foilage. The flower serpents have adapted to the regions they have been released into with a startling ferocity and are now a major problem in areas which have no native predators to fend off these creatures from relentlessly devouring native wildlife.

Hibernators. The flower serpent can only be found in spring, summer, and fall months in all but sub-tropical and tropical climates. During fall, these creatures will turn various shades of orange, brown, and red before digging small burrows to hibernate in through winter.

Flower Serpent Tiny fey, unaligned Armor Class 12 (natural armor)

12 (natural armor) Hit Points 7(3d4)

7(3d4) Speed 20ft., climb 20 ft. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 11 (+0) 14 (+2) 10 (+0) 3 (-4) 3 (-4) 3 (-4) Damage Vulnerabilities fire, ice

fire, ice Senses blindsight 30ft., passive Perception 6

blindsight 30ft., passive Perception 6 Languages ---

--- Challenge 0 (10 XP) False Appearance. While the flower serpent remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a normal flower. Forest Camoflage. The flower serpent has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made while in or on foilage in a forest or jungle. Actions Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5ft., one target. Hit 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage.

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