---
name: "Skeletal Snake"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Snake Skeleton"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "POR"
set_name: "Portal"
collector_number: "111"
rarity: "common"
artist: "John Matson"
oracle_id: "7af786a0-0851-4f87-ad0d-36b40527700c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/skeletal-snake-por"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Skeletal Snake
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Snake Skeleton
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1

## Oracle Text
(No Oracle text)

> *They watched as the snake shed layer after layer until only cold bone remained.*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Portal (POR) #111
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** John Matson
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`