Common
ForestsAesculapian Snake
Zamenis longissimusGreen
The Aesculapian Snake moves through woodland edges with calm precision, often climbing shrubs, stone walls, and low branches with a confidence uncommon among large European snakes. Nonvenomous and secretive, it relies on stealth and control rather than display.
CommonAesculapian SnakeIn battle
- HP
- 2,400
- ATK
- 2,700
- DEF
- 2,300
- Energy cost
- 3
Passive Skills
- For each energy point attached to the animal, ATK +20% (150% max)
- If opponent HP is above 50%, ATK +50%
Attack Effects
- Self: DEF +40% (3 rounds)
The animal behind the card
It hunts small mammals and birds, using constriction to subdue prey before swallowing it whole. Warm clearings and old structures can become key microhabitats, offering basking spots, shelter, and access to hunting corridors.
Its name echoes a long medical tradition linked to the staff of Asclepius, where a snake symbolizes healing and renewal. In ecological terms, it plays a quieter role: a patient mesopredator that helps regulate small vertebrate populations in temperate landscapes.
Bestiary facts
Aesculapian snakes climb with slow confidence, scaling trees and stone like living ropes.
- Total length
- 1.2–2.0 m
- Weight
- 0.35–1.2 kg
Chemistry links
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Remarkable Ability
- Agile Climber
- Feeding Mode
- Mesocarnivore
- Behavioral
- Solitary
- General Physical
- Bony Endoskeleton Without Jointed Limbs
- Intermediate Physical
- Serpentine Body
- Specific Physical
- Forked Tongue
CommonAesculapian Snake
LegendaryGiant Anaconda
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