TheWoWDBKeep in mind, names for critters (they are snakes) are defaulted to not show, so simply press ESC-> Interface -> Names -> Critters/Companions. Doing this, will make finding the snakes significantly faster.
Also, you're not supposed to kill them, you loot them.
Quest
Adder Subtraction
A World of Warcraft quest in Southern Barrens. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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/cleartarget [dead]
/targetexact Enervated Adder
/script SetRaidTarget("target", 8);
Doing this quest now to get all the older quests out of the way. First 5 snakes I killed while right clicking to loot until I realized I had my Arcane Familiar activated.
So, here's a pro tip: check your buffs in order to prevent auto attacks.
This and @12447's script works wonders.
/cleartarget [dead]
/targetexact Enervated Adder
/script SetRaidTarget("target", 8);
Quest facts
LevelLevel 10-30
ZoneSouthern Barrens
Quest ID24570
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(24570))
What to do
StorylineSouthern Barrens, step 34 of 89
Rewards10g 50s, 4,100 XP
Description
The corruption unleashed here must be studied if we're to find a way of properly fighting it. Luckily, not all the creatures have been as altered as others. The smaller snakes drink little water, and do not eat plants, so their exposure to the energies here has been minimal. They've still absorbed enough to change coloration. Go collect these snakes from the overgrowth and return them to me, so we can see just what is happening to the creatures here.
Where to go
Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #199 50.3 40.4
Coordinates
- Turn-inSouthern Barrens 50.3, 40.4
/way #199 50.3 40.4 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Southern Barrens 47.6, 37.6
/way #199 47.6 37.6
Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Nearby on the Southern Barrens map
- A Growing Problem about 970 yards
- Desecrate this Fire! about 1,360 yards
- Honor the Flame about 1,370 yards
- Cassandra Kaboom about 2,070 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Southern Barrens, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Southern Barrens:
- Vendetta Point, Southern Barrens
- Northwatch Hold, Southern Barrens
- Hunter's Hill, Southern Barrens
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.
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Money10 gold50 silver
Experience4,100 XP
Other quests on the Southern Barrens map
Storyline
Southern Barrens
Part 34 of 89.
Previous: Biological Intervention · Next: Lashvine Seeds
- 29Bad to Worse
- 30Speaking Their Language
- 31When Plants Attack
- 32A Curious Bloom
- 33Biological Intervention
- 34Adder Subtraction
- 35Lashvine Seeds
- 36Sowing a Solution
- 37To Harvest Chaos
- 38The Nightmare Scar
- 39Diplomacy By Another Means
- 40Lion's Pride
Showing steps 29 to 40 of 89.
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Where this quest fits
Before this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Biological Intervention
The energies unleashed here have surged through the wildlife, twisting them into powerful and unstable forms. If allowed to spread beyond this grove, these deviates will wreak havoc on the existing ecosystem, devouring local prey and driving out the weaker natural creatures.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Lashvine Seeds
There's got to be a way to cure these poor creatures without having to take their lives. I have an idea, but I'll need your help, <class>. The lashvine plants that roam here hold seeds full of the primal energy of this place.
The storyline at a glance
Southern Barrens has 89 steps, from Running the Gauntlet to Sabotage!.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Southern Barrens (88), Northern Barrens (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Southern Barrens map
- Northern Barrens
- Battle Pet Tamers
Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.