Tiger snake of distinct populations, which may be isolated or overlapping, with extreme variance in size and colour. Individuals also show seasonal variation in colour. The total length is typically about 1.2 metres The patterning is darker bands, strongly contrasting or indistinct, which are pale to very dark in colour. Colouration is composed of olive, yellow, orange-brown, or jet-black, and the underside of the snake is light yellow or orange. The tiger snake uses venom to dispatch its prey, and may bite an aggressor; they are potentially fatal to humans. Tolerant of low temperatures, the snake may be active on warmer nights.
Dire animal updated versions of the monsters published in "Masters of the Wild". The monsters are listed here: dire elephant, dire elk, dire horse, dire hawk, dire snake, and dire toad. The third edition "Fiend Folio" introduced one new dire animal, the dire rhinoceros"'. "Races of Stone" introduced the dire eagle. "Frostburn" introduces numerous dire animals more suited to cold environments. Many of them are not named 'dire [animal name]' but are still counted as dire animals. They are listed here: dire polar bear, megaloceros, glyptodon, sabretoothed tiger, wooly mammoth, and zeuglodon. "Libris Mortis" does not technically introduce any dire animals, however,