How are the Sand Snakes different in the TV show vs the books?

They actually have brains in the books. In both show and books the Sand Snakes want revenge against the Lannisters for the death of Elia and her children, as well as for Oberyn. read more

In both show and books the Sand Snakes want revenge against the Lannisters for the death of Elia and her children, as well as for Oberyn. In the show, they've come up with a BRILLIANT way to get back at them. read more

The Sand Snakes' choice of weapons are different than in the TV show: Obara uses both a spear and a whip; Nymeria - daggers; Tyene is not mentioned to have any martial skills. read more

I think that it was hard for [the producers] from a production point of view. In the books, there are seven Sand Snakes and there was a lot of discussions about how many were going to be introduced [in the show]. Originally it was going to be Obara, Tyene and then they couldn’t decide on Sarella or Nymeria. read more