Snakes in the Rain

"Ugh, snakes should not be allowed to be that big!" Káti scrambled out of the way and then a young wolf came flying out of nowhere. "Careful!" The last thing he wanted to see was a pup getting eaten by a snake and then having to explain what happened to the parents. He was inclined to just leave but as the snake lunged toward Ragna he instinctively dove for the tail end. He caught it but the snake was surprisingly strong. It started to wind toward Ragna who let go. When she let go the snake coiled back and lunged toward him forcing him to release his own hold. He narrowly escaped the snakes fangs which cut light lacerations on his left front leg. Did this thing seriously want to eat them? Was it protecting its territory? He was starting to realize he didn't know very much about snakes.