Gigantophis: the 2nd biggest snake and likely ARK's larger cousin of Titanoboa

[Bulborb87]

Gigantophis (meaning Giant Snake) is the 2nd biggest snake ever discovered, and in the world of ARK, likely would not be venomous at all but instead act as a constrictor, but here as a living Bola you can command to wrap it's body around another dino to immobilize it and either have it hold it there as you tranq your target, or command the serpent to crush it to death. Giving this snake utility as either an offensive reptile (not sure if it may be a mount) or as a useful support creature for taming.

(Apologies for the images used here, it's hard finding ones that work here so I had to use what I can find that are this snake, if they seem weird, well I tried my best on finding images)

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigantophis

 

 

 

 

[RaptorRapture19]

This is my 3rd and final submission Gigantophis, since Titanoboa is heavily misrepresented and we cannot breed either Titanoboa or Basilisk, we need a new viable snake.

 

An artists depiction of Gigantophis.

What is Gigantophis?

Gigantophis is an extinct species of constrictor, living around 40 million years ago, it was the largest snake discovered until Titanoboa was found. Gigantophis was roughly around 35 feet long putting it near Whale Shark sized! Gigantophis were believed to of fed on the early relatives of elephants called Moeritherium.

More Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigantophis

 

Gigantophis Dossier

Wild: Gigantophis Comprimens unlike Titanoboa exornantur prefers to spend its days basking in the sunlight waiting for its next meal. This immensely large snake prefers to constrict its prey crushing every single bone in its body, once it has its coils wrapped around you, there is no way of escape, just death. This creature is regularly seen preying upon the likes of Paraceratherium, Stegosaurus and even Triceratops but it won't pass up the opportunity to grab a nearby survivor.

Tamed: Whilst tamed Gigantophis is a viable asset, I have seen survivors using it as sort of upgraded chain bola which holds creatures in place but due to Gigantophis constrictor nature, it slowly crushes the creature. Personally I have been using mine as a sort of make-do tent protecting me from the elements, it is a terrifying thought but the babies are so cute with their little goofy smiles, you will get immediately attached to them.

 

Behaviour

Due to Gigantophis being a predator, it is highly aggressive, and relentless. It will attack any survivor or tame which is within reach of its thick coils. They are mainly found in marshlands and open plains (when nesting). A nesting mother will not attack unless you are very close to it.

 

Appearance

Gigantophis looks like a modern day Anaconda but super sized, they tend to be solitary and ambush their prey with thick coils which disable prey, if the prey is larger than it, they bite it with their rows of needle teeth preventing the prey from moving.

Taming

Gigantophis is a passive tame and requires special precaution. It is advised to bring tames with high hp which you don't mind losing for example Moschops'. You must first find a mother Gigantophis coiled around its nest, the level of the mother represents the level of eggs inside the nest. Whistle your Moschops towards the mother, the mother will agro to the Moschops and start to coil then kill it, you must keep sending Moschops until the mother's taming effectiveness is at 100%. Once it is at 100%, the mother will spawn an egg and you must send one more Moschops to distract the mother from the egg. Gigantophis mother go up to level 225.

 

Combat

It is advised to use high ground against Gigantophis with a decent shotgun or use a large tame which deals a lot of damage, so you do not get constricted by Gigantophis.

 

Attacks

Primary: Is a bite attack which deals bleed damage similar to the Deinonychus.

Secondary: Coil attack which coils around creatures and hold it in place, you must press the button again to start constricting, inhibiting their movement whilst giving a bone break effect after a while and slowly increases in damage as time passes.

Tertiary: Latch attack, only for large creatures, you bite and latch onto the creature then press the coil button to start constricting the creature. You can also just use it to slow down your target.

 

Abilities - PvP

Soaker counter: Gigantophis can hold soaker in place preventing their movement so you can kill them more easily. Whilst constricting, if Gigantophis is damaged, it will let go and leave the tame with a bone break effect.

Movement restrict: Gigantophis can latch on to large creatures like gigas and slow/prevent their movement allowing you to kill them easier.

Unaffected by picking: Due to Gigantophis being so low to the ground and the position of the rider, you are immune to creatures like Desmodus picking you off your mount.

Tank: Due to Gigantophis' girth, it has a large hp value and can take quite a lot of hits, this is especially useful against hard hitting tames.

 

Abilities - PvE

Make-do Shelter: Ever had that horrible feeling of not being able to get back to your base in time when servers are about to update, well Gigantophis acts as a shelter and bed, all you have to do is access its option wheel and choose the shelter option, whilst in this mode Gigantophis gains the apex buff meaning you will be mostly safe.

Egg Collector: Gigantophis is a necessity for breeders who aren't at base, Gigantophis will collect your fertilized eggs while you're away and keep them safe until you need them.

Boss Fighter: Due to Gigantophis hp stat and its decent damage, it is a viable candidate for any boss fight.

Underwater Mount: When Gigantophis is in the water it gains a significant speed buff and it does not lose oxygen.

Meatrunner: Gigantophis is a reliable meat runner being able to carry a lot of meat without getting encumbered!

Tame Helper: Using Gigantophis coil attack, you can reliably hold most creatures down so you can tranq them out.

[toastertst]

                                                                   Gigantophis The Larges Snake Ever

The gigantophis will linve in swap rivers and some larger rivers that can get a little deep but not too much and these snakes would be hyper agressive nd terratorel and it would kill other males for competision but not other females. These gigantic snake's are not very socialbut very agressive plus titanoboa and a humungus basilisk is not enough snakes for ark and sins this may be the last Creature in ark and i would like gigantic gigantoph

And travelers choose wisely

 

[DragoniaInflanate]

1. Gigantophis

   Let's face it, the ARK Titanoboa is not really a Titanoboa, it's basically a cobra but it looks budget. The Gigantophis instead will be a thicc long boi, when uncoiled perhaps two thirds of a Basilisk. It will serve as a true constrictor snake, not some spitting moron

   Abilities:

   1. Primary attack — wrap, wraps around the target

   2. Right click — starts squeezing the life out of the target slowly but surely, similar to a pin from the stego, but to break out of this you need to attack it (similar to Bloodstalker)

   3. C — stunning squeeze, just some stunning moves if you're looking for a quick getaway after accidentally wrapping a giga

   4. Left Ctrl — bite while wrapped Tamed similar to Bloodstalker