Serpentine Dragon

Serpentine Dragons are a species of dragon introduced in The Elder Scrolls V: Dragonborn.

Appearance

Unlike other dragons, a serpentine dragon's head resembles that of a snake, hence its name. Furthermore, their scales are much smoother and finer than those of other dragons and they have a pronounced underbite.

Combat

The combat is the same as that of other dragons. It attacks with both Fire Breath and Frost Breath, and the typical melee skills of the dragon include a tail and wing slams, along with biting at the Dragonborn.

Named Dragons

Sahrotaar, one of Miraak's personal dragon mounts, is used by the Dragonborn to reach Miraak during the quest At the Summit of Apocrypha.

Gallery

Trivia

Despite having an obviously different cranial structure from other dragons, the serpentine dragons leave behind the same skeleton as regular dragons upon death.
Serpentine dragons greatly resemble felbeast from Tolken's Lord of the Rings

Bugs

This section contains bugs related to Serpentine Dragon. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following:

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360 PS3 Sometimes when you try to kill a serpentine dragon, it doesn't die. It just keeps flying above without a health meter.
- Solution: Use Bend Will on the dragon, it will try to land but instead it will crash and die.
PC Serpentine dragons spawned using the console may not give souls when killed.
PC 360 When in combat, a dragon soul will be absorbed even though the dragon is still alive and hostile. The same visual effects when a soul is absorbed will occur—including the dragon's flesh burning—leaving behind a (flying) skeletal dragon. It cannot be killed afterwards. Loading a previous save is the only known fix.

Appearances

The Elder Scrolls V: Dragonborn

Creatures and Enemies (The Elder Scrolls V: Dragonborn)
Unique Creatures	Bilgemuck Karstaag Lord Tusk Old Salty Steadfast Dwarven Sphere Steadfast Dwarven Spider Ettiene Fallaise Isobel
Dragons	Krosulhah Kruziikrel Relonikiv Sahrotaar
Daedra	Lurker Seeker
Docile Creatures	Bristleback Dusty the Silt Strider Felsaad Tern Pearl Oyster Netch
Hostile Creatures	Ash Guardian Ash Hopper Ash Spawn (Immolator\|Skirmisher) Burnt Spriggan Dwarven Ballista (Master) Hulking Draugr Riekling (Charger\|Hunter\|Mounted\|Scout\|Warrior\|Rider) Serpentine Dragon Tempered Sphere Werebear
Spiders	Cloaked Spider (Flame\|Frost\|Poison\|Shock) Jumping Spider (Flame\|Frost\|Poison\|Shock) Exploding Spider (Flame\|Frost\|Poison\|Shock) Albino Spider Oil Spider Mind Control Spider
Named Enemies	Ebony Warrior Ettiene Fallaise Garuk Windrime Gatekeeper Haknir Death-Brand Isobel Merilar Rendas Thalin Ebonhand
Cultists	Cultist (Adept\|Arch\|Ascendant\|Master)
Dragon Priests	Ahzidal Dukaan Miraak Vahlok the Jailor Zahkriisos
Pirates	Pirate (Captain\|Mage)
Reavers	Reaver (Highwayman\|Lord\|Marauder\|Outlaw\|Plunderer\|Thug)
Other Enemies	Haknir's Crew Mogrul's Thug Morag Tong Assassin