Snow Snake

The Snow Snake (Latin, Aestatesommus hiemepericulosus) is a Fearsome Critter which originates in North American pioneer folklore.

Description
Said to have migrated down from Siberia via the Bering Strait during a particularly cold winter, Snow Snakes hibernate during the summer but become active throughout the freezing winter months, their natural pigmentation enabling them to conceal themselves more easily when the land is covered in snow. They have a body which is purest white in colour and a highly venomous bite.

A Snow Snake's preferred method of hunting is to sit coiled atop a snow drift where it’s natural camouflage makes it all but invisible. Once a suitable victim comes within range it will strike with an astonishing speed, its potent bite quickly incapacitating its prey. Snow Snakes rarely attack humans, considering them too large to eat, but if a poor unfortunate is bitten, the only known anti-venom is tanglefoot oil.