Snake Parasite

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Basic Information

Location
Forbidden Woods	1023	1138	132	102	102	120	147	91	61	999	180	-	-
Forbidden Woods \| Exposed	588	1138	132	102	102	120	147	91	61	999	180	-	-
	► Defenses: Physical, Blunt, Thrust, Blood, Arcane, Fire and Bolt. Resistances: Slow Poison and Rapid Poison. Bonuses: Beasts & Kin.

Location & Discovery	Drop & [Rate]
Forbidden Woods	Random gem based on area x1 [25%], Blood Vial x3 [20%], Blood Vial x2 [55%]

Multipliers		Bonuses		Weak against	Additional Information
HP Multiplier	1	Is beast	No	Bolt	Frenzy resistance is 999
Arcane Damage Multiplier	1	Is kin	No		Super Armor value 0
Fire Damage Multiplier	1	Is weak to serrated	No
Bolt Damage Multiplier	1	Is weak to righteous	No

All information (HP, Echoes, Defences, Multipliers & Bonuses) was datamined directly from game files and can be accessed via spreadsheet | archived. Updated on January 31st, 2022.

Snake Parasite ❘ 蛇の寄生者	Regular Enemy

At first glance these enemies resemble the axe-wielding Huntsmen, but a colony of parasitic snakes will burst from their heads as soon as they detect you. Snake Parasites use their axes in a similar fashion to Huntsmen that carry the same weapon, but their snakes' attacks are much less predictable and will build up your slow poison meter if they hit you. The snakes can strike around the host in a 360-degree radius, spit a frontal cloud of poison, and perform rapid forward combo attacks which have strong directional tracking. The host and snakes together will sometimes perform a grab attack, which is certain to inflict slow poison on the spot; they can use a stationary version of this move at close range and a running version from up to three meters away. The host can also summon Snake Balls using a high-pitched whistle, potentially complicating the encounter. Snake Parasites have high physical defense, but take respectable damage from elemental attacks such as Molotovs.

Avoid standing close to these opponents for more than a couple of seconds at a time - they can attack you from any direction and their snakes' rapid strikes will quickly poison you. Instead, take advantage of their slow speed and bait their attacks from just outside their reach, then quickstep forward and hit them from behind with R1 combos, or use far-reaching charged R2 swings from weapons such as the Rifle Spear or Hunter's Axe. It is possible to interrupt them, but doing so is impractical due to their unpredictability and the precise timing required. If fighting more than one at a time, Molotovs or other ranged weapons are the safest solution; these enemies have strong super armor and trying to hit several at once with sweeping horizontal attacks will almost always cause you to trade blows. If you have no choice but to clear several of them out of an area in order to proceed, lure them one at a time with Pebbles and fight them away from the other enemies.

Gem	Shape	Rating	Primary Effect	Secondary Effect
Tempering Blood Gemstone (3)	Radial	8	Phys ATK UP +5.4%	Add slow poison effect +1.4
Radiant Blood Gemstone (2)	Radial	7	Reduces stamina cost 1.6%	Add slow poison effect +1.4
Adept Blood Gemstone (3)	Radial	8	Blunt/Thrust ATK UP +6.5%	Add slow poison effect +1.6
Heavy Blood Gemstone (3)	Radial	8	STR scaling 5.4	Add slow poison effect +1.6


Unexposed variant with hat.	Unexposed variant with top hat.	Exposed variant.

During Snake Parasite grab attack animation, 80%-60%-40% damage can be reduced and take less of Slow Poison build-up if you are repeatedly pressing buttons (mashing). It is also possible to escape its grab entirely if buttons are pressed quickly enough just before the grab lands on you.

Despite Snake Parasite having 999 Slow Poison resistance it is still vulnerable to such status.

All enemies and bosses (except hunter enemies) have 999 frenzy resistance, despite that they are still vulnerable to such status. The only way to see it without modding is to use Shaman Bone Blade on enemy inflicting frenzy to attack others. [test video]

	Pungent Blood Cocktails don't attract this enemy, making the item ineffective.
	Shaman Bone Blades affect this enemy, making it hostile to other enemies.

New Game Cycles

	New Game		NG+		NG+2		NG+3		NG+4		NG+5		NG+6
Locations
Forbidden Woods	1023	1138	4061	5993	4345	6592	4467	7491	4589	8990	4670	11986	4873	14983
Forbidden Woods \| Exposed	588	1138	2333	5993	2496	6592	2566	7491	2636	8990	2683	11986	2800	14983