Originally posted by blankitosonic:

Originally posted by Faceplant8:

It's been a while since I tried, but they do swim around, and it's generally in a storm. I know the couple of times that I tried it ended up far enough away that I didn't want to swim it. Maybe I'll have to try it again.

Meat floats for ever , so doesnt sink , get close with your boat and jump to the water
Serpents are so easy to kill with ice arrows ( 3 or 4 )

If you get your boat close enough, you don't even have to go in the water- you can pick up the meat from the boat. It's a PITA to maneuver it so you can get all of it, though.