Swaying and dodging the attacks of its foes, it weaves its flexible body in close, then lunges out with its poisonous claws.
It has a poison sac at its throat. When it croaks, the stored poison is churned for greater potency.
Its crimson claws contain a virulent toxin. This toxin can be made into a tonic by diluting it, mixing it with several types of wild grass, and boiling it down over two days.