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The Curse of Monkey Island Hints
How do I avoid the man-eating snake?
1 of 15: There is no way to avoid it.
2 of 15: But you might be able to find something that will help you out of your predicament.
3 of 15: Maybe you can make the snake spit you out.
4 of 15: You should have found something recently that might cause the snake to do so.
5 of 15: Did you remember the plaque you read on the way to Danjer Cove?
6 of 15: The ipecac flower can be used as a purgative.
7 of 15: But the snake won't take the flower by itself.
8 of 15: You can't reach anything outside of the snake.
9 of 15: So look inside it.
10 of 15: There's a bulge in his belly with a whole bunch of times. Keep taking the items there until there aren't any left.
11 of 15: Have you ever heard of ipecac outside of this game?
12 of 15: Maybe syrup of ipecac?
13 of 15: Try making some.
14 of 15: Use the flower on some pancake syrup you will find inside the snake.
15 of 15: You can feed this syrup to the snake to get out.