Slippery, Slithery, Sneaky Snake

Chade was carrying one rabbit in his mouth with plans to try and get a second when Ricin called out.  Snake?  Chade glanced in confusion at the cry, hesitating before he took off running still confused.  See a big snake you don’t bother it and everything is fine, right?  Ricin was scared though and maybe there was a new threat they had yet to learn about.  Chade ran faster the longer his mind thought through it.  New threats were the ones that always killed a sibling.  Ricin couldn’t die.

Chade came upon a sight that shocked him but he didn’t slow his stride.  He charged right into the snake, biting down on its body, snarling, and seeing its head swing away from Ricin, great! The snake’s head was coming to him, not so great.  Chade backed up slowly, ears flattened snarling.  The snake lunged its head out, giant fangs coming at Chade who jumped away.  Thank goodness for the thick neck fur and reaction speed.  The snake hadn’t realized just how much mane fluff Chade had so between that and moving he’d been spared the bite of those large fangs.

“Alright, Ry, it's just a snake,” Chade aimed to reassure and hoped the shaky voice wasn’t so noticeable.  He wanted to say they run but didn’t dare turn his back to the snake, figuring it would get them if he turned.

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