see snake? sea snake

Hattori would have sighed, if he had a moment to spare. Of course Tate had to go and antagonise it, poke it with a stick as though that was the reasonable thing to do. The fact the sea snake was ashore, even if not far from the water, did not bode well for either of them, At sea it would likely swim away and leave them alone, but here where it was close to stranded, much slower to slither about, it had no choice but to defend itself. Hattori could not blame the reptile, but he couldn't just let it kill his (sort of) nephew either.

Snapping into action, Hattori darted to the side, giving its head the widest of berths as possible. Grabbing a hold of its tail, he felt the snake's muscles coil and twist beneath its skin. It was a powerful reptile, able to brave even sea storms and thus holding on without getting bitten in the process would be far easier said than done.

"By all means.." Hattori rumbled through gritted teeth as he dragged it back with the end of its tail. Anything to give Tate more room to move, to get him further from its venomous fangs.