# Snow Spider, Large
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*This gigantic spider is covered in tufts of stiff white hair and has eight pale blue eyes. Its huge fangs are tucked beneath its horrible head.*
<div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Large Snow Spider</div>
<div class="CR">CR 2 (600 XP)</div>
<div class="SOU">Frostburn pg. 154</div>
<div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div>
N Large Vermin
**Init** +4
**Senses** darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft.; **Perception** +8
#### defense
**AC** 16, 13 touch, 12 flat-footed (+4 Dex, +3 natural, -1 size)
**hp** 26 (4d8+8)
**Fort** +6, **Refl** +5, **Will** +1
**Feint** —, **Demoralize** —
#### offense
**Speed** 40 ft., climb 40 ft.
**Melee** bite +6 (1d8+3 plus poison)
**Space** 10 ft., **Reach** 5 ft.
**Special Attacks** leap
#### statistics
**Str** 15, **Dex** 18, **Con** 14, **Int** —, **Wis** 10, **Cha** 2
**BAB** +3, **CMB** +6, **CMD** 20, **TA** +4, **RTA** +6
**Feats** [[Spring Attack]]<sup>B</sup>, [[Weapon Finesse]]<sup>B</sup>
**Skills** Acrobatics +4 (+24 when jumping), Climb +10 (+18 in snow or ice), Perception +8, Stealth +10 (+14 in snow or ice)
**Racial Modifiers** +16 Acrobatics (when jumping), +4 Climb (in snow or ice), +8 Perception, +4 Stealth (+8 in snow or ice)
#### special abilities
### Leap (Ex)
Snow spiders are known for darting up to bite their prey, and instantly leaping back to avoid a return attack. They gain [[Spring Attack]] as a bonus feat. In addition, if a snow spider can jump on its prey (usually by making a Acrobatics check as part of its movement), it can make a charge attack with a +4 attack bonus instead of the normal +2.
### Poison (Ex)
Bite—Injury; save Fort DC 14; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1 Dexterity damage and paralysis for 1 round; cure 2 consecutive saves. The save DC is Constitution-based.
#### tactics
Snow spiders are hunting spiders, not web spinners, so they almost always attack from ambush, striking quickly and then dragging their prey into a tunnel or snow bank.
#### ecology
**Terrain** Cold marshes
**Organization** Solitary or colony (2–5)
**Treasure** 1/10th coins; 50% goods; 50% items
**Advancement** 6–9 HD (Large); 10–12 HD (Huge)
Snow spiders are a breed of hunting spiders adapted to arctic conditions.
Snow spiders are aggressive hunting spiders that roam the tundra, bogs, and everfrost of cold regions. They paralyze their prey for later consumption.