Sea Snake Young - Access and Combat Recommendations

Access Directions

These snakes are found in the underground tunnels that connect Miscellania and Etceteria; you visited them during the quest Royal Trouble, where you fight a high-level "boss snake".

I suggest getting to Etceteria in whatever way is most convenient (boat from Rellekka, running from the fairy ring in Miscellania etc.) and banking in the north of that island. Then run counter-clockwise around the castle (you can't go the other way) to the trap door on its southeast corner. Go down and the snakes are right there.

Equipment

Higher-level players can wear standard melee gear; mid-level players may wish to use Guthans (in which case you should use a whip and defender and switch to the spear only when healing is needed.) However, the use of a healing familiar makes Guthans somewhat redundant even for those without the best of combat stats.

These are good monsters to use Dharoks on as well. They don't hit very hard, and you can use the poison to knock your LP down at the start. (Just be careful about the poison thereafter!)

These can also be ranged or maged; they are big enough that trapping them behind obstacles is doable, so you can wear standard gear.

Supplies

These monsters continuously poison on contact, with a maximum of about 70 LP, so you need super antipoisons, one dose for every six minutes or so of combat. In addition, as always, I recommend super sets. You will need to bring food; this can be inexpensive if you plan to bank frequently, but should be higher in quality if you are planning to stay a while. Sea snake young do drop five edible seaweed, which heals 20 total, but only infrequently.

If you collect or use pearl bolt tips, bring a chisel to use on the oyster pearls they drop.

Familiar

There are two ways to go here. If you want to just go down there and fight, use a healing familiar. If you want to collect and save drops -- especially their big bones -- then use a beast of burden.

Combat Notes

These monsters are quite straightforward, as long as you remember your super antipoisons! If you forget it, go back to the bank -- you won't last long otherwise.

Drop Notes

Sea snake young have mostly rather mundane drops, so it is not really worth fighting them unless you get them as a (rare) Slayer assignment. You do get big bones for each kill -- which is nice -- and if you're lucky you can score some valuable herb seeds like snapdragon or torstol. Most of the rest of their drops are rather junky, though.