Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage.
Constrict. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 14). Until this grapple ends, the creature is restrained, and the snake can't constrict another target.
How many constrictor snakes for a fight?
A constrictor snake is worth 50 XP. Using the 2024 encounter budgets (SRD 5.2), this is how many constrictor snakes fit each difficulty for a party of four characters of the same level. A dash means even one would be over the budget.
Party level
Low
Moderate
High
1st
4
6
8
2nd
8
12
12+
3rd
12
12+
12+
Budgets add up every monster’s XP, so you can swap some for other creatures of the same total. Try other party sizes and mixes in the encounter calculator.
How the constrictor snake compares at CR 1/4
Against the 31 other challenge 1/4 monsters in the SRD 5.1, the constrictor snake has more hit points than 10 of them, which makes it a little frailer than most at its CR. See every CR 1/4 monster.
Statistic
Constrictor Snake
CR 1/4 average
Armor Class
12
11.8
Hit points
13
15
Best attack bonus
+4
+4
Constrictor Snake 2024 stat block
The 2024 Monster Manual revised the constrictor snake, and the SRD 5.2 carries the new stat block. What changed:
Constrict. Strength Saving Throw: DC 12, one Medium or smaller creature the snake can see within 5 feet. Failure: 7 (3d4) Bludgeoning damage, and the target has the Grappled condition (escape DC 12).
