Anaconda

HP 80
Gil 50 gil
Experience 165
Size Small
Damage 22
Hit Rate 1×94%
Critical Hit Chance 16%
Absorb 10
Evade 18%
Magic Defense 28%
Morale 110 (may run if party is level 15 or higher)
Monster Family Dragon
Elemental Vulnerability
Encountered In
Marsh Cave
Terra Cavern
World Map
Anacondas are strange foes that appear towards the middle of the game but pose no significant threat. They deal decent damage, but are easy to kill, and they aren't Poisonous. The main threat is that, unlike most other Monsters, they have a reasonable chance of connecting with a critical hit. Even so, when you run into these in the Terra Cavern, there aren't many encounters you'd rather see.
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Random Encounters: With Anaconda – 2 shown
Map
The monsters that can be involved in this encounter; minibosses are only found in repeatable set encounters; bosses are encountered only one time during the game; the final boss must be defeated to complete the game; superbosses are the most dangerous monsters in the game
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Frequency
A modifier to the base chance of the monsters surprising the party; your party leader's agility and luck also factor into the surprise chance
Surprise
Is it possible to run from this encounter?
Run?
The average amount of total experience you can expect to earn from this encounter (this is split evenly among surviving party members)
Avg. Exp.
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Avg. Gil
World Map Crescent Lake Area Anaconda ×2–6, Scorpion ×0–4 28.1% +0% Yes 1,078 330 gil
Terra Cavern B1 Anaconda ×2–6 37.5% +0% Yes 660 200 gil
Set Encounters: With Anaconda – 2 shown
Map
The monsters that can be involved in this encounter; minibosses are only found in repeatable set encounters; bosses are encountered only one time during the game; the final boss must be defeated to complete the game; superbosses are the most dangerous monsters in the game
Monsters
A modifier to the base chance of the monsters surprising the party; your party leader's agility and luck also factor into the surprise chance
Surprise
Is it possible to run from this encounter?
Run?
The specifics of where this encounter can be found (note that set encounters other than some boss fights will remain in place once fought, and can be fought multiple times
Notes
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Avg. Exp.
The average amount of gil you can expect to earn from this encounter
Avg. Gil
Marsh Cave B3 Anaconda ×2–6 +0% Yes Directly south of the chest containing a mythril knife (avoided by approaching from the east) 660 200 gil
Marsh Cave B3 Anaconda ×2–6 +0% Yes Directly north of the chest containing a silver armlet (avoided by approaching from the south) 660 200 gil
Wraith Hyenadon

Related

Cobra

HP 56
Gil 50 gil
Experience 123
Size Small
Damage 6
Attack Status Poison (Poison)
Hit Rate 1×91%
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Absorb 6
Evade 15%
Magic Defense 23%
Morale 107 (may run if party is level 14 or higher)
Monster Family Dragon
Elemental Vulnerability
Encountered In
World Map
Terra Cavern
Cobras start to appear in the area around Elfheim, and while they deal little damage and are easy to take out, they are Poisonous, so they can drain your resources if they get a few lucky hits in. Take them out quickly to avoid the Poison, and be thankful something more dangerous didn't appear. When they appear in large groups in the Terra Cavern, it may be prudent to use a tier-2 Spell to take them all out in one shot.

Sea Snake

HP 224
Gil 600 gil
Experience 957
Size Small
Damage 35
Hit Rate 1×111%
Critical Hit Chance 0
Absorb 12
Evade 24%
Magic Defense 58%
Morale 200
Monster Family Aquatic, Dragon
Elemental Vulnerability
Fire
Lightning
Earth
Encountered In
Sunken Shrine
Temple of Chaos Past
Sea Snakes have a good number of HP, but low Defense and Attack. In mixed groups, Sea Scorpions are a bigger threat. Sea Snakes make good targets for Masters due to their low Defense, and Bolt2 can soften up large groups of them. Liberal use of the Gauntlets is highly recommended.

COBRA

Sprite
HP 80
Gold 50 G
Experience 165
Absorb 10 Evade 18% Magic Def. 28%
Damage 22–44 Hit 94%
Critical Hit Chance 16%
Family Dragon
Morale 110 (may run at party level 15+)
Elemental Vulnerability
Encountered In
Marsh Cave
Earth Cave
World Map
COBRAS are not Poisonous as you might assume from the name. What they have is a dangerously high critical hit rate. Fortunately, they are not difficult to kill. Avoiding damage from COBRAS is largely a matter of luck.