Slender Bandersnatch

Splitting from their ancestor, the slender bandersnatch has grown larger and left its ancestor's homelands. An expert scavenger of all things dead, it is still a nocturnal species that sleeps during the day and moves about in large packs during the day. They will scavenge any potential corpse and have jaws strong enough to break open bones in order to get at the marrow within, a highly nutritious meal that is one of their favorites. Males possess a crest and "false-wings" that they use to display to the slightly smaller females that lack them. A healthy male tends to possess a vibrant orange coloration in them, something the females find attractive. Once they mate, the female produces 2-3 young which then stay with the group until they are old enough to find their own pack to join. The young snipes grow quickly, and tend to reach sexual maturity within a year. Because of this, they have become extremely common opportunistic feeders. To protect themselves, they have sharp claws and have evolved a mildly toxic saliva that contains neurotoxins capable of causing a burning sensation around the wound area by affecting the nerves of creatures that attempt to eat them. The effect, however, is short-lived and most mature predators will eventually find away around its defenses. Slender bandersnatches are intelligent enough to use "tools" such as rocks in order to crack open bones that are too hard for them to break otherwise. A large population exists in Mandate Limestone Caves, with smaller packs inhabiting the temperate forests that are located near it. Within the caves they tend to live in small groups of 2-3 individuals and their young, while those on the outside they can forms packs of up to 10 individuals.