How do you tame a Titanoboa in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The Titanoboa is a passive tame. Approach it carefully without startling it and place Large Egg in your last hotbar slot, then feed it by hand.

What does a Titanoboa eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Titanoboa is Large Egg. It also accepts Medium Egg, Small Egg.

Where can you find Titanoboa in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Titanoboa spawn location page for exact spawn zones across all ARK maps. Spawn density and locations vary by map.

Titanoboa Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Titanoboa

MISC

Titanoboa

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Official servers currently have boosted rates! You don't need to change settings in our calculator.

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

21 mapsFull Map →

Found across 21 maps in forests, swamps, and mountain regions. Green zones have the highest spawn density. Each species has a population cap per area, so wiping out other creatures nearby can trigger new Titanoboa spawns.

Official

Mod Maps

Map Legend

High spawn density

Medium spawn density

Low spawn density

Cave spawn

Click any cell for exact spawn chance and nearby spawn groups. Zoom in for detail.

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Titanoboa Taming Calculator

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PassiveTime: 10m 1s|Effectiveness: 95.5% (+71 Lvl)Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
L Large EggBest	16	10:01	71 Lvl (221)
M Medium Egg	17	10:41	71 Lvl (221)
S Small Egg	61	40:01	43 Lvl (193)

Quick Info

Carried By

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill318 XP

4 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server

Server Settings(Game.ini)

Official servers use non-1× defaults for kill-type multipliers. Adjust these if your server uses custom Game.ini values.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Drops & Harvest Resources

Harvesting a dead Titanoboa yields Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat. The corpse has 360 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Different tools yield different quantities - check the table below to pick the right tool for the resource you need. Generally, a Pick favors meat while a Hatchet favors hide and secondary materials.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~15~12 hits	60%~22~9 hits
Raw Meat	60%~17~12 hits	40%~11~9 hits
Raw Prime Meat	3%~1~12 hits	2%~0~9 hits
Titanoboa VenomDrop	—	—

Estimates based on game-extracted data (weights, quantities, harvest multipliers, damage type chains). Each harvest event independently rolls each resource - higher weight = higher drop chance. Actual yields vary with RNG.

Damage Resistances

The Titanoboa has 13 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. With 7 resistances and 5 weaknesses, its biggest vulnerability takes +120% extra damage - exploit that for faster kills. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

MiningDrill Harvest

0%-100%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Herbivore DinoHerbivore dino attacks

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

70%-30%

Base Stats

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Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	170.0	+34.00	+4.00%
Stamina	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	175.0	+0.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	1200.0	+120.00	+2.00%
Weight	150.0	+3.00	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Aiming matters - the Titanoboa has 1 hitbox region with distinct damage modifiers. Hit the Head (2.5x multiplier) for the highest damage per shot.

Headr_jaw

2.50x

Can Damage

The Titanoboa can damage: Thatch. It can break through Thatch and Wood, so upgrade to Stone at minimum for protection.

Thatch

Wood

Stone

Metal

Tek

Tools & Guides

Taming CalculatorFood, narcotics, and time for any level

Breeding CalculatorMaturation, imprint timers, raising costs

BuildingsCommunity traps, pens, enclosures

AbilitiesAttacks, harvest specs, unique skills

Tips & TricksCommunity strategies and advice

Spawn LocationInteractive maps with spawn zones

Spawn CommandAdmin commands, all variants

Titanoboa Tips & Tricks

Browse survivor-submitted tips and strategies for the Titanoboa. Players share the best approach angles, food recommendations, and tricks for safe passive taming.

Everything you need to know about the Titanoboa in ARK: Survival Ascended is collected here. Use the stat overview, taming summary, and breeding details below to plan your approach, then explore the dedicated tool pages for step-by-step help.

The Titanoboa starts with 170 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 150 base Weight. These base values scale with each wild and tamed level-up, so check the taming calculator to see exactly what stats you can expect at different levels.

Taming the Titanoboa is done passively: sneak up and offer Large Egg from your last hotbar slot. The taming calculator has detailed quantities for each level.

Once tamed, the Titanoboa can harvest Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

Found throughout the ARKs, the Titanoboa is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the Misc group.

With 100% base Melee Damage, the Titanoboa has solid damage output. At 170 base HP, the Titanoboa is not particularly tanky. Stamina sits at 150 base, providing average stamina. Weight capacity starts at 150, giving it modest carrying capacity.

This is a passive tame: no tranquilizers needed. Get close without startling it, then offer food from your last hotbar slot. Its preferred food is Large Egg.

As a tame, the Titanoboa is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. Defeating one in the wild grants 4 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0 Element plus 0 Element per level.

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