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The Death Snake is from Alarums & Excursions.Issue 4: Death Snake
“The Death Snake, which looks like a normal Giant Snake in mourning. It has 4d8+1 [Hit Dice] (one pip more than the Giant Snake), AC 7 and moves 50’ per turn. It can be turned away as a Wraith. It has no poison but, like the Giant Snake, attacks in two ways each round – a bite (1-6 plus drain level) and a constriction (2-8 plus drain level). This makes is Monstermark 89.8 – not quite as high as the giant snake because of the poorer armour, but an interesting and surprising beast to meet all the same.”
(Originally creator unkown; appeared in White Dwarf Magazine #4 (Dec/Jan 1977) as part of "Monsters Mild and Malign", edited by Don Turnbull.)
Death Snakes: Bill Bleuel, Leto’s Corner #3, in: Alarums & Excursions 18, January 1977 (Amateur Press Association, 1977)
Additional (Edit): The original text describes the Death Snake as "undead snakes" that appear as a "giant cross-breed between a cobra and a boa constrictor", and "about 15 feet long". It does not mention the "normal Giant Snake in mourning" bit, which must therefore be an addition by Turnbull (not unusual). Also: 60% in lair; 1-12 appearing; treasure type D; "Neutral or Chaotic" alignment.
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