Snake

The snake can only be found in the second area and usually spawns alone or close to other animals. Because of its small size it is difficult to spot.

Counting as small animal it can not be hit reliably with generic ranged weapons. Special weapons or melee attacks are recommended to take down the snake.

The snake's attack poisons the vicitim and deals one heart of damage.

Behavior
Like all animals the snake roams its spawn area, but moves much less frequently. Instead the snake spent most of its time in idle state where the head is raised and the snake is not moving at all. While in idle state the snake is easier to hit.

The snake has a very large field of sight, allowing it to spot the player even when he is approaching directly from behind. The view distance is also relatively far for a small animal.

Once alerted the snake will move with higher than average speed towards their victim and start using it's relatively ranged melee attack that poisons its victim when hit. When engaging the snake will also not return to its idle state and therefore be harder to hit.

The snake will not attack other enemies, not even human enemies.

Tactics
Regular weapons have a high chance of missing the snake. Special (e.g. Varmint rifle) or arrow weapons are much more likely to hit small animals like the snake. However, when the snake is in its idle state successfully hitting the snake even with regular weapons is much more likely, but not guaranteed. If only carrying regular weapons a weapon with a high rate of fire or a lot of bullets (like shotguns) are the best option.

Due to the snake's low health it is very easy to melee attack the snake to death. Most characters will kill the snake even without stealth takedowns in two or three melee hits. The attacks of the snake can be dodged.

When poisoned it's important to stop moving to reduce the amount of damage inflicted.

Trivia
Like all animals snakes will not drop any ammo or weapon when killed.