How to Tame Titanoboa in ARK
A giant snake that inflicts torpor with its bite. Tamed by dropping fertilized eggs near it.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Titanoboa Taming Details
Titanoboa is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton.
Alternative foods: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat.
Harvest yield: a tamed or killed Titanoboa drops Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat, Hide.
Taming Steps
1. Prepare your gear
Bring Tranq Arrows or Tranq Darts, a Crossbow or Longneck Rifle, Narcotics or Narcoberries, and bug repellent.
2. Locate the creature
Find a wild Titanoboa on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Titanoboa is a knockout tame. Use a Crossbow, Longneck Rifle with Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts. Aim for the head for bonus torpor and keep distance to avoid aggro damage.
4. Feed the right food
Place Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton in its inventory (alternatives: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat). Higher-tier food gives faster taming and higher level bonuses.
5. Maintain torpor
Watch the torpor bar. Feed Narcoberries or Narcotics to prevent it from waking up before the tame completes.
6. Claim & saddle
Once tamed, Titanoboa will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Titanoboa base stats
Level 1 wild values, with the gain each point adds in the wild and after taming.
| Stat | Base | Per wild level | Per tamed level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 170 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1200 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 150 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 175 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Titanoboa spawns on The Island, The Center, Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Valguero, Astraeos, Genesis Part 1, Extinction, Lost Colony.
Titanoboa variants
- Aberrant Titanoboa
- Eerie Titanoboa
- VR Titanoboa (Genesis: Part 2)
Related tools & resources
Titanoboa — Background & Lore
The Titanoboa is a giant snake whose bite builds up torpor. It is a classic cave threat, and a tamed one is a handy knockout helper and egg layer.
Where to find it
It lives in caves and swamps on most maps in both games, including The Island, The Center, Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Valguero and Extinction, plus Astraeos and Lost Colony in ASA and Crystal Isles, Fjordur and Lost Island in ASE.
Taming
A passive tame with eggs. Drop a fertilized egg from your own inventory near it while it is not fighting anything, you included. It eats the egg and gains taming progress. Eggs dropped from a mount's inventory do not count. Higher-tier fertilized eggs tame faster, and a 
Giganotosaurus egg is the top choice.
Breeding
It cannot be bred, because it has no gender. Any tamed Titanoboa lays eggs, with a cap of 8 at once instead of the usual 6.
Uses
- Knockouts: its bite applies three times its damage as torpor over 10 seconds.
- Kibble: its eggs feed a kibble farm, especially alongside an
Oviraptor.
Tips
Wild bites stack torpor without limit, so do not fight several at once in a tight cave. Kills can drop 
Titanoboa Venom.