Grabs a snake

My tail was standing erect on my back, and more accurately than eye or ear, it told me precisely where the snake was. It was undulating swiftly toward my hand now.

But just as the skulka opened its mouth, fangs ready to strike, I moved quickly and snatched it out of the water. I held it aloft, gripping it below the head so that it could not bite me. Then—to horrified gasps from Nessa—I bit off its head and spat it out into the water before sucking the blood from the body.

B11 C5