Flying Snake — D&D 5e Monster Stats (CR 1/8)

Q: What are Flying Snake's AC and HP in D&D 5e?

Flying Snake has an Armor Class of 14 and 5 hit points (2d4).

Q: What Challenge Rating is a Flying Snake?

Flying Snake is CR 1/8, worth 25 XP — roughly a fair fight for a party of four characters of a similar level.

Q: What type of creature is Flying Snake?

Flying Snake is a tiny beast, alignment unaligned.

Armor Class14

Hit Points5 (2d4)

Speed30 ft., fly 60 ft., swim 30 ft.

ChallengeCR 1/8 (25 XP)

STR

4

(-3)

DEX

18

(+4)

CON

11

(+0)

INT

2

(-4)

WIS

12

(+1)

CHA

5

(-3)

Sensesblindsight 10 ft., passive Perception 11

Special Abilities

Flyby. The snake doesn't provoke opportunity attacks when it flies out of an enemy's reach.

Actions

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage plus 7 (3d4) poison damage.

Running Flying Snake in an encounter

As a CR 1/8 threat worth 25 XP, Flying Snake is a fair challenge for a party of four at a comparable level. With no legendary actions it works best in numbers or paired with support, where its CR 1/8 rating won't be burned down in a single round. Use the XP value with the encounter builder to slot it into a balanced fight.

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