I'm a lvl 47 sk with a healing merc and got my but killed in 3 hits from something just inside the entrance to splitpaw. Some NPC said something about Spitpaw being over-run by something but was killed before I could read it all.
A giant snake, Strong Poison. Trained to the zone. Hit a warrior for 69 max.
Formerly inhabited Splitpaw, and now dwells in Southern Karana.