
If Crews have an active Merchant Contract Commission, requesting the delivery of a captured Golden Snake to a specified Senior Trader by a set time, they can earn 10 times as much gold and 15 times as much Emissary Value for the delivered animal. The following is the reward chart for the sold un-commissioned Snake:
The Servant of the Flame at The Reaper’s Hideout for Gold and Reaper's Bones Reputation and Emissary Value (if sailing as a Reaper's Bones Emissary). Merchant Alliance Senior Traders stationed at the docks of Outposts for Gold and Merchant Alliance Reputation and Emissary Value (if sailing as a Merchant Alliance Emissary). Golden Snakes inside Snake Baskets can be sold to: Alternatively Snake Meat from a killed Snake can be sold to The Hunter's Call. Golden Snakes captured inside Snake Baskets can be sold for an un-commissioned reward or a commissioned reward when a Merchant Contract for the snake is issued. Snake Baskets cannot be sold empty and are only valuable with a Snake inside. Snakes inside Snake Baskets can still die from any source of damage meaning that they need to be kept safe from any source of harm. Snakes can be made passive for a short duration by playing them a Shanty. Snakes inside Snake Baskets will still act aggressively towards all approaching pirates, Animals and Skeletons, as well as being aggressive whilst carried. Snakes are naturally aggressive towards anything which approaches, including pirates, Animals and Skeletons. Snake Baskets can also randomly be found on Islands. Snake Baskets can be picked up from any Senior Trader at Outposts when Snakes are requested in the Merchant Contract. To capture a Snake, players need to hold a Snake Basket in hand and hold down the Primary Interact Button near them. Golden Snakes may be one of the Animals required for capture in a Merchant Contract. The Merchant Senior Traders on Outposts offer Merchant Voyages that may send players in search of Snakes to be captured and delivered to a specific Outpost by a specific time.
Snakes are one of the three Animals that are valuable to the Merchant Alliance Trading Company.
Any Snakes that die to Fire or Explosives may leave behind Burnt or Cooked Meat instead. Snakes have very little health and drop raw Snake Meat when killed. Snakes can be found roaming around on Islands, minding their own business.