The Snapjaw leviathan (working name, taking suggestions) is a large, omnivorous, leviathan class lifeform that resides in the mushroom forests.
1. Diet:
Despite it’s carnivorous appearance, it seems to only consume small creatures to compliment its main diet of the large mushrooms that grow in the mushroom forests.
2. Jaws:
It uses it snapping turtle-like jaws to snip off pieces of the mushrooms to eat. They can also be used for defense in cases of other leviathan encounters.
3. Hard exoskeleton:
The Snapjaw leviathan possesses hardened plating that covers its topside. This material is unusually bendable and allows the creature to move freely. It’s possesses no protection on its underbelly.
4. Intelligence:
This creature seems to exhibit som sort of basic intelligence, similar to dolphins from earth used to have. It will get up close to any new creatures it encounters and will sometimes attempt to bite them. This does not seem to be out of hunger but mere curiosity.
5. Evolutionary relations:
The Snapjaw leviathan shares many characteristics with the Ice Worm leviathan of Sector 0. They may have shared a common ancestor.
Assessment: Poses minimal danger, approach with caution.
