Staff of the Python

{0}Throw it within 10 feet of you. The staff becomes a snake under your control and acts on its own initiative count.
{t}Return the staff to its normal form in a space formerly occupied by the snake. Regains all HP.
{x}Mentally command the snake if it is within 60 ft.
{p/b}If the snake is reduced to 0 HP the staff is destroyed.