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'''Helmet snakes''' are small snakes that carry a horrific [[syndrome|venom]]. Any body part bitten by a helmet snake will become necrotic.{{cite talk|v0.34 talk:Helmet snake#Bite symptoms}}

Helmet snakes can be put to good use as [[exotic pet]]s if you can manage to capture them safely. Helmet snake poison can quickly cripple an invader with constant pain and vomiting, making him much easier to finish off.

Helmet snakes are perfectly safe to eat, however. Eating the venom itself is also perfectly safe, probably due to the way the game handles poisons, just as many real-world venoms have no adverse effects when eaten instead of being injected into the blood.

Helmet snakes will sometimes fight with other underground creatures, and have the capabilities to injure even [[giant cave spider]]s.

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-'''Helmet snakes''' are [[creature]]s who inhabit the first and second layers of the [[cavern]]s. They spawn individually and slither through the underground, attacking anything smaller than themselves; they continuously grow throughout their entire lives, with the oldest snakes being nearly as heavy as a fully grown [[dwarf]], and they may attempt to take a bite out of one if provoked. Helmet snakes are distinctive for their extremely potent [[Syndrome|venom]], which causes nausea, bruising, bleeding, fever, dizziness, swelling, oozing and even necrosis on those it bites{{cite talk|v0.34 talk:Helmet snake#Bite symptoms}}. Without proper protection, a helmet snake can very easily kill a dwarf.
+'''Helmet snakes''' are small snakes that carry a horrific [[syndrome|venom]]. Any body part bitten by a helmet snake will become necrotic.{{cite talk|v0.34 talk:Helmet snake#Bite symptoms}}
-Helmet snakes can be captured in [[cage]] [[trap]]s and [[Animal trainer|trained]] into [[pet]]s. They are born adults and can't be rendered fully tame. A female trained snake can be placed in a [[nest box]], where she'll lay a large amount of [[egg]]s, or either gender can be [[butcher]]ed for a significant amount of returns (note the returns noted to the right represent a fully grown snake, younger ones will yield less). Products made from helmet snake parts are [[Item value|worth]] twice more than those made from common domestic animals. You may also try and use them for [[fortress defense]] - you can very easily cripple a [[goblin]] if your snake hits a bite attack, though the invader's armor and dodging skills may help them shrug it off, in addition to putting your pet in mortal danger.
+Helmet snakes can be put to good use as [[exotic pet]]s if you can manage to capture them safely. Helmet snake poison can quickly cripple an invader with constant pain and vomiting, making him much easier to finish off.
-You can sometimes get helmet snakes by raiding sites occupied by kobolds.{{version|0.44.01}}
+Helmet snakes are perfectly safe to eat, however. Eating the venom itself is also perfectly safe, probably due to the way the game handles poisons, just as many real-world venoms have no adverse effects when eaten instead of being injected into the blood.
-Unlike most creatures, helmet snakes can't be spawned in the [[object testing arena]].
+Helmet snakes will sometimes fight with other underground creatures, and have the capabilities to injure even [[giant cave spider]]s.
-Some dwarves [[Preferences|like]] helmet snakes for their ''impressive heads''.
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-Some immature male [[human]]s have jokingly used the creature's name to describe a part of their own anatomy.
-[[File:helmet_snake.jpg|thumb|240px|center|Note: May hiss and roar at the same time.]]
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