Tree Serpent

Tree Serpents (Arborovermis irritatus) are a species of serpentine plant-animals mostly found in the jungles and forests of Rathnir. They are very small, ranging from 1-1.2 blocks, and can rarely be seen merging from within trees. The Tree Serpent are very mischievous, they are attracted to shiny objects such as gold, diamonds, and emeralds, on which they feed upon. They become much more dangerous if found within a group of other Tree Serpents, and will hunt you down for shiny loot, or until you lead them to a base on which they will ransack.

Tree Serpents look like an elongated stick with bright green eyes, which are suspected to be emeralds. They come out at night and slither on the trees searching for nearby players. It is not known how they repopulate, and if they are considered animals or plants. Some researchers say that they repopulate via gems, by implanting them inside a tree, and that they don't use them for feeding, instead using photosynthesis, which explains the leaves, and the emerald like eyes.

There currently is no law in any country saying that you cannot hunt these creatures, as they provide no known use to the ecosystem of Rathnir, and are a nuisance to most players.