// what of armour of poison resistance here? {dlb}

        int hold = mitm[net].plus; // this will usually be negative
        int mon_size = body_size(PSIZE_BODY);

        const int hold = mitm[net].plus; // this will usually be negative
        const int mon_size = body_size(PSIZE_BODY);

        else if (((type == MONS_ELECTRICAL_EEL
                   || type == MONS_LAVA_SNAKE)
                  && (random2(1000) < 20
                      || (mons_near(this) 
                          && hit_points == max_hit_points
                          && !one_chance_in(10))))
                 || random2(2000) < 10

        else if (((type == MONS_ELECTRICAL_EEL || type == MONS_LAVA_SNAKE)
                  && (one_chance_in(50) || (mons_near(this) 
                                            && hit_points == max_hit_points
                                            && !one_chance_in(10))))
                 || one_chance_in(200)

        int poisonval = me.degree;

        const int poisonval = me.degree;

        if (hit_points > 1 
                 && random2(1000) < 333)

        if (hit_points > 1 && one_chance_in(3))

        if (type == MONS_GLOWING_SHAPESHIFTER 
            || random2(1000) < 250)
        {

        if (type == MONS_GLOWING_SHAPESHIFTER || one_chance_in(4))

        }

        mpr("Nothing appears to happen.");

        canned_msg(MSG_NOTHING_HAPPENS);