Finally, the vise-like pressure around me eased. The snake's scaly body, a grotesque mix of emerald and obsidian, fell lifelessly to the leaf-strewn ground, grotesquely split in two by my desperate attack. Yet, the creature's head, its glassy eyes still gleaming with a preternatural shine, remained stubbornly clamped onto my rear, the sensation of its grip seeming to intensify with each agonizing heartbeat. My acquired knowledge of these sinister reptiles was a cold comfort now, reminding me that a snake's head could endure up to an hour after the body had been ruthlessly severed.
"Arghhh, my poor backside!" I stifled a rush of pain-induced tears. Summoning every ounce of strength, I pressed my hand onto the snake's head and pulled as hard as I could. Panic surged within me. This snake has to be poisonous!
'How on earth am I going to bend over and apply my lips to my own backside to suck the venom out?