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Strange Creatures of the Jungle

Flying Snakes

   Flying snakes are an uncommon creature even where they are most often found, deep in the jungles and untouched forests. The brightly scaled creature floats on thin rainbow-hued wings. They spit tiny sparks when agitated or ready to feed. They eat fruit, amazing amounts of fresh wet fruit. They secrete a tiny injection of acidic venom that dissolves the flesh of the fruit, but is a small enough amount to have little effect on true flesh.
   The snakes measure around 15' long when full grown, but take decades to reach that size. They weigh around 40 tp 45 pounds at full size and eat five times their body weight in fruit each day. They never attack unless directly threatened, but when they do fight it is with incredibly quick reflexes and several surprises.
   The flying snakes are able to literally spit sparks of electricity at their attackers, every couple of minutes. Their bite also injects their venom which quickly begins to dissolve flesh.
   Though very rarely is the flying snake seen, it is prized by many wizards for it's properties. It makes a great ingredient to many potions and items, including those that involve lightning, flight, poison, and bright colors. Due to it's popularity as prey, the flying snake is seldom seen by intelligent creatures. If treated properly, and fed regularly, the flying serpent makes a wonderful and very loyal ally. It bonds with any creature that feeds it and will remain with a person as long as they are near a food supply.

Greenwolves

   Greenwolves, also known as jungle wolves, are green-haired with very fine fur. They have thinned their hair and require a warm clime to survive. They have adapted to their jungle and tropical forest environments to the extreme and are unable to relocate. The greenwolves are pack animals and follow the alpha female's lead in all things. Though pups are prized among intelligent races due to their incredible intelligence and ability to learn, greenwolves are notoriously difficult to keep. Their wild nature finds an outlet, or they return to their fellows.
   Feared as one of the deadliest predators in their regions, the greenwolves have no real natural enemies, though their forays into settled lands have caused their numbers to dwindle. They eat rodents, small mammals, and when they hunt as a pack, they bring down large mammals such as deer, elk, and livestock. Greenwolves are very intelligent and able to avoid most traps and free themselves from any but the most well-built and designed.
   When found as pups and highly trained, greenwolf packs are unquestioningly loyal and untiring trackers. Many hunters have sought to own such hunting packs and fell victim to the wolves when they were weak. Proper training avoids any turning against their handler, but they are wild creatures at heart. Woe to the trainer that gets in between them and their freedom.










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