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Arbok
🕑 Added 2019-11-08 23:32:09 +0000 UTC
Unlike the encounter with it's predecessor, our research on Arbok was much more intentional. It was more coaxing than anything else. When we caught word of a nest nearby, it wasn't too hard to find individuals in separate cases, noted by different markings on their crests. All it took was a little convincing, by means of agitating it by flaunting pheromones nearby, and letting the determined predator realize it has a potential mate nearby. Then, our researcher volunteer simply began walking away, threatening to leave the riled up creature unsatisfied. Normally, they hide away for their nests, burrowed in brush, trees, and other foliage, and they would only leave if survival demanded it. However, mark yourself as a target, and you'll find yourself being hunted rather swiftly. It's scales were reported as being cold, smooth, but oddly comfortable to be wrapped in. Even though they have considerable crushing power, it surprised our researchers when they felt their bodies being treated as mates. Gently, lovingly, as if the snakes fully understood that humans were less durable than them. Even when agitated by mistake, the researcher who had done it only received a low dose of venom, and to the surprise of everyone involved, rather than doing harm, it was reported as causing stiffness in most areas, without pain. They didn't even ask for antivenom afterwards. Although, that may have been because of the mild inebriation that can be caused by exposure to a poison type. No short or long term side effects have been reported as of writing this, but it took a while to retrieve the researchers, as when the Arbok were satisfied, they tend to coil around their mates protectively.
