While the upgrades list of a Sea Snake also shows Pandora's Box, that has no actual effect on its procurement. Unlike other naval myth units, Sea Serpents are not affected by Reed of Nekhebet.
Strategy[]
Sea snakes deal slightly more damage and have less hack armor than Serpents. They are excellent against siege ships and average against arrow ships, though both of these can withdraw and attack the sea snakes from a distance. Hammer ships and Azure Dragons will tear into the Sea Snakes' terrible hack armor. Furthermore, as sea snakes are myth units, myth units and Heroes, including The Argo, gain bonus damage against them. In short, Plague of Serpents should only be invoked in water as a last resort to secure victory in a naval battle or to distract enemy ships from attacking friendly Fishing Ships.
Sea Snakes have 11 hack attack, 50 crush armor, 16 Line of Sight, and no multiplier vs. heroes.
History[]
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Scientific name -- Pelamis pelagicus Size -- 20'+ long Diet -- dolphins, human sailors
Sea snakes are a subfamily of the Elapidae, the same family that includes cobras. They are highly venomous pelagic snakes, meaning that they spend almost their entire lives in the open ocean. There are no sea snakes in the Atlantic, though many species live in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Normal sea snakes can dive to about twenty feet and are capable of removing oxygen from sea water through their skin for short periods of time. Some species also have salt glands to excrete excess salts that are absorbed through the skin. Sea snakes have laterally compressed tails that act as paddles. While their venom is quite toxic, it is delivered in low doses and is rarely fatal to humans.
Giant, spitting sea snakes summoned by God Powers, of course, are a different matter.
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—In-game help section
Trivia[]
Before the Extended Edition, Sea Snakes could not attack Fishing Ships, Leviathans, or Nereids.
Sea Snakes can't attack land Heroes and animals in any way.
Though they are animals, they are in the myth units category, like Serpents.
It is not possible to control their movements, not even with triggers in the Scenario Editor. It is possible only with modding. The same applies to Serpents.
Sea Snakes use a modified version of the pre-release Hydra's texture.
Pelt of Argus: +6 Line of Sight.
