diff --git a/game.cpp b/game.cpp
index 6e1a7bd8..235d7fd2 100644
--- a/game.cpp
+++ b/game.cpp
@@ -4613,7 +4613,7 @@ vector<cell*> hexdfs;
 void moveHexSnake(cell *from, cell *c, int d, bool mounted) {
   if(from->wall == waBoat) from->wall = waSea;
   moveEffect(from, c, c->monst);
-  from->monst = c->monst; from->mondir = d;
+  from->monst = c->monst; from->mondir = d; from->hitpoints = c->hitpoints;
   c->monst = moHexSnakeTail;
   preventbarriers(from);
   
diff --git a/graph.cpp b/graph.cpp
index fa9cead2..d77db571 100644
--- a/graph.cpp
+++ b/graph.cpp
@@ -1826,7 +1826,7 @@ bool drawMonster(const transmatrix& Vparam, int ct, cell *c, int col) {
     
   if(isIvy(c) || isWorm(c) || isMutantIvy(c) || c->monst == moFriendlyIvy) {
     
-    if((m == moHexSnake || m == moHexSnakeTail) && c->land == laSnakeNest) {
+    if((m == moHexSnake || m == moHexSnakeTail) && c->hitpoints == 2) {
       int d = c->mondir;
       if(d == NODIR)
         forCellIdEx(c2, i, c)
diff --git a/landgen.cpp b/landgen.cpp
index c69b2bfd..ba20eb17 100644
--- a/landgen.cpp
+++ b/landgen.cpp
@@ -1626,7 +1626,7 @@ void giantLandSwitch(cell *c, int d, cell *from) {
           for(int t=0; t<c->type; t++) if(c->mov[t]->mpdist > c->mpdist && !pseudohept(c->mov[t]))
             i = t;
           if(i != -1 && !peace::on) 
-            generateSnake(c, i);
+            generateSnake(c, i, 1);
           }
         else if(hrand(16000) < 50+items[itRedGem]+yendor::hardness() && (nonbitrunc?hrand(10)<3:!ishept(c)) && !c->monst)
           c->monst = moRedTroll,
@@ -1641,7 +1641,7 @@ void giantLandSwitch(cell *c, int d, cell *from) {
           for(int t=0; t<c->type; t++) if(c->mov[t]->mpdist > c->mpdist)
             gooddir.push_back(t);
           if(size(gooddir))
-            generateSnake(c, gooddir[hrand(size(gooddir))]);
+            generateSnake(c, gooddir[hrand(size(gooddir))], 2);
           }
         else if(hrand(10000) < items[itSnake] - 10 + yendor::hardness() && !c->monst && !c->wall && !peace::on) {
           c->monst = pick(moRedTroll, moMiner, moSkeleton, moBomberbird);
diff --git a/monstergen.cpp b/monstergen.cpp
index f7af3067..9a2192a6 100644
--- a/monstergen.cpp
+++ b/monstergen.cpp
@@ -673,8 +673,9 @@ void wandering() {
     }
   }
 
-void generateSnake(cell *c, int i) {
+void generateSnake(cell *c, int i, int color) {
   c->monst = moHexSnake;
+  c->hitpoints = color;
   int cpair = (1<<pattern_threecolor(c)) | (1<<pattern_threecolor(c->mov[i]));
   preventbarriers(c);
   int len = nonbitrunc ? 2 : ROCKSNAKELENGTH;
@@ -689,7 +690,7 @@ void generateSnake(cell *c, int i) {
     cell *c3 = c2->mov[i];
     if(c3->monst || c3->bardir != NODIR || c3->wall) break;
     c2 = c3;
-    c2->monst = moHexSnakeTail;
+    c2->monst = moHexSnakeTail; c2->hitpoints = color;
     i = (j + (c2->type%4 == 0 ? c2->type/2 : (len%2 ? 2 : c2->type - 2))) % c2->type;
     createMov(c2, i);
     if(!inpair(c2->mov[i], cpair)) {