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Half-Life 2 Hints

Poison Headcrab

  • Health: 35
    Attack Damage: Bite takes away 5 points permanently and all but 1 temporarily
    First Seen: "We Don't Go to Ravenholm...", Section 1

    These headcrab variations are very strange and very dangerous creatures. They can't kill you, but their toxic bite can reduce your health points down to a mere one! Your HEV's antitoxin treatment will slowly build your health back up provided that nothing else attacks you and kills you while you're weak. Needless to say, it's best to kill poison headcrabs from a distance, before they can close to biting range.