The Nether Serpent

The Nether serpent is a boss/obsticale in the nether.

Description
Close to what the nether serpent looks like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFC0a9rm5RQ&t=79s

The nether serpent is the longest mob in game, about 25 blocks long and when rearing up 15 blocks tall. The nether serpent is deep red, about the color of netherwart. Its underbelly, mouth, eyes, and nostrils are the same color of lava. The spikes running down its back look like fan corals. Its tail ends in a long spear like fin. Behind its mouth are two ruffs that flare when its angered

Surviving The Serpent
The Nether Serpent is more of an obstical to avoid then a boss. Their is only one nether serpent in the entire dimension. It is quite dangerous and killing it will result in killing it is not constantly losing your gear.

The Nether Serpent will only attack if the player is a few blocks away from the sea of lava. The Nether serpent will rarely slither on land and only will do so when trying to track down a player

Like the Haunt the Nether Serpent will follow the player once it notices them.

A good way of keeping the nether serpent away is knocking random mobs into the lava or finding a place populated with Striders. Nether serpents prey on any creature that falls within the lava. Keeping it away from you for a little bit.

Piglins are responsible for bringing Nether Serpent speacies to extincion so the Nether Serpent is very hostile towards them. Remember this when traveling near a group of the pigmen.

If you want to take on the nether serpent make sure you have netherite armor, a bow enchanted with infinity and fire resistance potions or enchanted golden apple.

You first must find the Nether Serpents resting place. The Serpent cannot take damage if you don't fight it on the resting place.

The Resting place is located somewhere in the sea of lava. Carefully find a way to get to the platform. Building a bridge won't help.

The serpents attacks have knockback and can send you fying into the lava where you'd be vunerable, or you could take fall damage.

Once you land on the platform. The battle will begin.

Bite
The serpents most common attack is diving at you in attempt to bite you. This attack can leave you at one heart if you aren't careful. The bite attack deals 7 hearts of damage. Their are five sets of biting, the snap, the two way bite, the triple trap,the drag or the Death Bite

Th snap is a normal bite, the serpent lurches forward and bites whatever it is attacking, this attack can be predicted when the serpent sways back. The attack is quite quick and unless you drank of potion of swiftness, you will take 7 hearts of damage if your not careful.

The two way bite is like the snap but done twice. The serpent will try to bite the player or mob, and then turn to do a second bite.

The triple trap is like the last two. A bite that is done twice. Taking a full blow to this attack will leave you at one heart so make sure to have a potion of healing in hand!

30% of the time a serpent bites a mob/player it will hold on to them and tries to drag it into the lava sea below. You can resist this by whacking the serpent.

The death bite is rare 1/20 times the serpent will perform the death bite. Their is no way to predict this attack. After performing an attack, the serpent may suddenly grab the mob or player in its mouth, fling them into the air, and swallow them. This attack kills any creature instantly! Not even a totem of undying can save you! Always be sure to run a long distance after the serpent performs an attack or your gonna be eaten.

Grapple
The serpent will circle the player before lashing out and wrapping them in its body and will try to crush you. It will deal 1 heart of damage per second for 20 seconds! Be sure to have a healing item in hand so you do not die!

Fire Breath
The serpent will sometimes rear up, flare out its ruff and perform one of the two attacks

Fireball:  The Serpent will fire three fireballs. Three in different directions or three at once. The fireballs cannot be reflected so try to find a barrier to block them (like a sheild).

Fire Breath: The Serpent will release a large amount of fire, players can catch on fire during this, as long as you have fire resistance you will suffer the worst of the breath

Charge
The serpent can slide over blocks like its resting place and destroy the blocks, creating a path of lava as it goes. When this attack is performed, try to replaced whatever blocks you can! This attack is the second most common attack, if you don't rebuild the spot. You will be stranded in the lava!

Swimming
The Serpent will sometimes dip its body into the lava with only its back being shown and will circle its prey shark style. It will sometimes fire charges at them. Other times it will dive down, and leap out of the lava under the player/mob. This attack also kills instantly so be careful!!

Tail
The tail is a deadly attack. While it only does three hearts, it can knock the player 20 blocks along with spraying lava everywhere! This attack must be avoided or its certain death for you.

Hunting Animations
The Nether Serpent preys on all the mobs Each mob comes with a different death animation! Heres a description of them all.

Blaze/ghast- The Nether serpent will submerge, only its head appearing from the lava sea. The after a few moments will leap at the blaze/ghast it targeted, grabbing it with a drag attack. Killing it.

Enderman- The serpent will emerge from the sea, rearing up, it tries to bite an enderman that teleports away. The Enderman tries to attack but the serpent tricks it into teleporting into its mouth.

Magma Cube/Slime-The serpent performs a biting attack at the large and meduim until they are small. Then swallows a few tiny ones before stopping

Skeleton/Wither Skeleton/Zombie/Stray/Husk: The Serpent slides onto the land and performs a death bite

Piglin (Zombified or normal)- Performs a charge attacks that flings the piglin in the air and swallows it whole

Piglin beast/zoglin- Grabs in mouth and shakes it hard until it dies

Strider- Within 200 blocks of striders the serpent will submerge. Then appear under a strider and eats it whole.

Any large mob (Ravager/pig/Evoker etc): Coils up on them and then beforms a bite attack until death

Any small flying mob (Bat, phantom, vex, etc)- Head appears in lava and snaps up the mob before diving back under

All mobs not mentioned the serpent will just fire charges at them, tail whip them, charge at them, or bite them/

Drops
When dropped to 0 hp the serpent will roar before shriveling up into a black statue. If the player tries to break the statue a small snake will spawn. This snake is tames instantly and you can only get it once!

Trivia

 * The serpent is similiar to the ice worm from subnautica
 * Its tail attack is similiar to the Seamonster attack from Skylanders
 * The nether serpent is female. Upon death a baby nether serpent will be made inside it, staying inside until the mother breaks, the young imprints on the first thing it sees, in this case the player