View source for Rasp snake

'''Rasp snakes''' are creatures of the [[Rain Wilds]] that live in the canopy. They are a kind of burrowing parasite with a behavior of something like a tick and something like a leech; these snakes begin by embedding their heads in the flesh of the victim, and eat their way inward. They are thin but long and very fast. They have an egg-tooth like feature on their snouts. When they attack an animal, they bite and hold on and then dig their head in to feed. There can be a great number of them feeding on one monkey and as the animal generally develops an infection, the result is often death. 

Many of the dragons that emerge at [[Cassarick]] are plagued with rasp snakes as they journey toward [[Kelsingra]].

One can not use fire to get rid of them, as they only dig deeper. [[Thymara|Thymara's]] father had taught her to use whiskey instead. 
[[Mercor]] remembered them (or a similar but even worse species) as "burrowers". 


[[Category:Animals]] 
[[Category:Rain Wilds]]