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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 5635768" data-attributes="member: 57383">The original description indicates its body is segmented: &quot;its body is made up of segments of a stony mineral that resembles granite&quot;. I'd like that in the description.The rest of it's good, although we might be able to trim the wording a bit.I'm kind of curious how the females know its autumn when they live deep underground, but I think we can leave that in.Hmm, if it gets its name due to its skin resembling granite, wouldn't it be a &quot;Granite Snake&quot;? I'd change that.How's this...A large serpent, the thick hide of its segmented body looks like granite.Stone snakes get their name because their bodies are made up of a stony mineral, and because their bite can turn living creatures into stone.A stone snake eats mineral matter, mostly by scavenging from crystalline formations underground. However, it prefers to eat prey it&nbsp; has petrified with its venom. The snake drags prey off to&nbsp; its lair and then slowly swallows it whole, digesting the meal over the&nbsp; course of several days. If a petrified victim is too big to swallow, the stone snake smashes it to pieces with blows from its snout. A stone snake is unable to digest certain types of gems, such&nbsp; gemstones can often be found among the refuse in a stone snake's lair.Stone snakes are encountered individually or in mated pairs. Female stone snakes lay 1-6 eggs in early fall, and then guard their nest while the male provides food. The eggs share the parents'&nbsp; coloration and are about 1½ feet long. Newly hatched young are alabaster white; they slowly develop camouflaging&nbsp; hues over their first six months, then are driven from the&nbsp; nest to survive on their own.A typical stone snake is 20 to 25 feet long and weighs 1200 to 1500&nbsp; pounds. Coloration matches most kinds of granite, ranging from eggshell to rosy pink, with&nbsp; striations of mauve to black.COMBATA stone snake usually hides and waits for potential prey to approach it, then attacks with a lightning-quick jab of its blunt, stony&nbsp; snout or a bite with its petrifying fangs. It adds 1½ times its Strength bonus to the damage of this slam&nbsp; attack.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 5635768, member: 57383"] The original description indicates its body is segmented: "its body is made up of segments of a stony mineral that resembles granite". I'd like that in the description. The rest of it's good, although we might be able to trim the wording a bit. I'm kind of curious how the females know its autumn when they live deep underground, but I think we can leave that in. Hmm, if it gets its name due to its skin resembling granite, wouldn't it be a "Granite Snake"? I'd change that. How's this... [I]A large serpent, the thick hide of its segmented body looks like granite. [/I]Stone snakes get their name because their bodies are made up of a stony mineral, and because their bite can turn living creatures into stone. A stone snake eats mineral matter, mostly by scavenging from crystalline formations underground. However, it prefers to eat prey it has petrified with its venom. The snake drags prey off to its lair and then slowly swallows it whole, digesting the meal over the course of several days. If a petrified victim is too big to swallow, the stone snake smashes it to pieces with blows from its snout. A stone snake is unable to digest certain types of gems, such gemstones can often be found among the refuse in a stone snake's lair. Stone snakes are encountered individually or in mated pairs. Female stone snakes lay 1-6 eggs in early fall, and then guard their nest while the male provides food. The eggs share the parents' coloration and are about 1½ feet long. Newly hatched young are alabaster white; they slowly develop camouflaging hues over their first six months, then are driven from the nest to survive on their own. A typical stone snake is 20 to 25 feet long and weighs 1200 to 1500 pounds. Coloration matches most kinds of granite, ranging from eggshell to rosy pink, with striations of mauve to black. COMBAT A stone snake usually hides and waits for potential prey to approach it, then attacks with a lightning-quick jab of its blunt, stony snout or a bite with its petrifying fangs. It adds 1½ times its Strength bonus to the damage of this slam attack. [/QUOTE]

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