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Impaling Constriction (Ex): One half of a saw-edged scaled snake's constrict damage is piercing while the other half is bludgeoning. The sawlike scales are double-barbed, so they cannot be removed easily without harming the victim further. A scale can be removed safely with a DC 20 Heal check as a standard action; otherwise, removing a scale deals 1d6 points of damage. The snake can relax its scales and remove them without dealing damage to its victim, if it so chooses. A slain saw-edged scaled snake's muscles remain taut, so removing it requires a successful grapple check as if it were alive, and removing the scales without harming the victim requires a Heal check as listed above.
Impaling Constriction (Ex): One half of a saw-edged scaled snake's constrict damage is piercing while the other half is bludgeoning. The sawlike scales are double-barbed, so they cannot be removed easily without harming the victim further. A scale can be removed safely with a DC 20 Heal check as a standard action; otherwise, removing a scale deals 1d6 points of damage. The snake can relax its scales and remove them without dealing damage to its victim, if it so chooses. A slain saw-edged scaled snake's muscles remain taut, so removing it requires a successful grapple check as if it were alive, and removing the scales without harming the victim requires a Heal check as listed above.