Serpent

Serpents are large cobra-like snakes that come in a variety of colors. They are good swimmers and attack with their fangs and Poison Spit. Serpents are found in Shadowmoon Valley, Tanaris, Sholazar Basin, Northern Stranglethorn, and Thousand Needles, as well as dungeons like the Wailing Caverns, Zul'Gurub, Zul'Farrak, and Sunken Temple.

Serpents were not normally tamable for a long time. Sandfury Guardians were briefly tamable as a bug (classified as wind serpents). However, the family was rendered tamable with patch 2.0.

With the advent of Mists of Pandaria, a new serpent became available to tame. Mana serpents are found mainly in Northrend, in such places as Dragonblight. They are a floating serpent, technically dragonkin.

Hunter pet

Specialization (upon taming)
Cunning
The Serpent eats
The Serpent comes with
All pets come with

Though hunters can respec their pet serpents into Ferocity or Tenacity, they are inherently Cunning. In addition to the abilities that come standard with all pets ([Growl] and [Avoidance]) and those given to their natural or retrained specialization, all serpents are given the following:

• [Bite]
• [Serpent's Cunning]

Subspecies

The subspecies below can be tamed by hunters.

Brown

White

Blue

•    [18-19 Elite]  Deviate Adder
•    [45-46]  Murk Slitherer
•    [85 Elite]  Razzashi Adder

Blue-Green

•    [38 Rare]  Blinkeye the Rattler
•    [51-52]  Murk Spitter

Brown

•    [46]  Basking Cobra
•    [75-76]  Emperor Cobra
•    [80-83]  Jungle Serpent (phased for Rise of the Zandalari)

Green

•    [40-41]  Needlespine Cobra

Purple

•    [19-20 Elite]  Deviate Viper
•    [77]  Venomtip

Red

•    [47-48]  Sunburst Adder

Violet

•    [40-41]  Needlespine Shimmerback
•    [52 Rare]  Shimmerscale

White

•    [19 Elite]  Deviate Moccasin (spawned)
•    [45-46 Elite]  Sandfury Guardian
•    [68]  Coilskar Cobra

Purple

•    [55 Rare]  Acroniss (red)
•    [70]  Spirit of the North (white)
•    [71-72]  Arcane Wyrm (blue)
•    [71-72]  Arcane Serpent (purple)

Named

Mobs with level numbers are tamable.

•    [55 Rare]  Acroniss
•    [38 Rare]  Blinkeye the Rattler
•    [52 Rare]  Shimmerscale
•     Slither
•     Tecahuna
•    [77]  Venomtip

Vanity/Battle pet

• Cobra Hatchling (from  [Mysterious Egg], Oracles rep)

Patch changes

• / Patch 4.0.1 (12-Oct-2010): Ability changes.
  
• / Patch 3.0.2 (14-Oct-2008): Changes. Serpent can no longer eat fish. Armor, health, and damage had no bonus and now each has a +5% bonus.
  
• / Patch 2.0.1 (05-Dec-2006): Now tamable.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• Thottbot

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