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Venomveil Serpent

Inland Thazvaar jungle snake

Origin
Inland Thazvaar (jungles)
Length
Rarely exceeds 0.5 meters

The Venomveil Serpent is a small, vividly colored arboreal snake native to the jungles of Inland Thazvaar, rarely exceeding half a meter in length. Its scales shimmer in bright blues, violets, and light greens that stand out sharply against the forest canopy and openly display its lethality. Despite its size, it is one of the deadliest known reptiles on Geba, striking faster than the eye can follow.

Its venom is a neurotoxin with no known antidote, causing paralysis within seconds and death within minutes. Even minor contact with fang residue has been recorded as fatal, and its aggression makes avoidance the only reliable form of defense. The venom enters covert markets through grey zone channels as a weapon of assassination, valued because it requires no refinement and no delivery mechanism beyond a scratch. It is easier to kill someone with Venomveil venom than with any plant-based toxin on the planet, which is why the serpent is harvested despite the extreme risk involved in handling it.