Creepy Crawlies

Shilah struggled to keep hold. The snake was strong, it was basically one massive muscle and he could feel part of it trying to coil over his neck. He pulled harder, trying to keep it taut enough that it would fail. The plan seemed to work and Ragna was able to slip free and join the offensive. Shilah thrashed his head seeking to do damage but there was one miscalculation. Now that Ragna had lost her grip on its head the snake whipped around, sinking its fangs into his right shoulder. It was pushing itself up his neck. He stepped back, pulling it onto the shore and trying to keep it from getting a full circle hold on his neck, all the while debating if he should release his grip and try to crush the throat of the snake.