All language subtitles for Sssssss.1973.iNTERNAL.BDRip.x264-LiBRARiANS

[Animal whining strangely]

[Whining continues]

- DOCTOR: Oh.
- MAN: Careful, Doc.

[Grunts]

- Easy.
- I got it. I got it. I got it.

All right.

[Grunting ]

- Christ, he's heavy.
- Yes, he is.

[Animal whining]

Doesn't sound like
he wants to leave you, Doc.

I'm sure you'll give it
a good home.

Oh, yeah.
He'll have it real easy.

He'll just lie around all day,
you know.

He'll travel a little, get to meet
a lot of interesting people.

I kind of envy 'em sometimes.
I really do.

[Whining loudly]

[ Rattling crate ]

Shut up in there!

[Whining subsides]

You got to learn some manners,

before you and me
are gonna get along.

- That right, Doc?
- It'll settle down in time.

[Whining loudly]

What time is it?

Well, it looks
like day is about to pop in.

I'd say about 4:30.

There you are, Doc.
That's 800 bucks.

Thank you.

- Aren't you gonna count that?
- I trust you.

[ Chuckles ]

Boy. Ain't many people ever
said that to me before, Doc.

You're a real gentleman,
you know that?

And a genius, besides.

Yes, sir. You're a real
and a bona fide genius.

First one I ever met.

It's rare to be appreciated
for one's failures.

You mark my words, Doc.

You're gonna go down in history
as a great man.

You're great man, Doc.

[Whining ]

I'm gonna get this show
on the road.

- See ya.
- Good-hye.

[Whining continues]

[ Truck door shuts ]

[ Engine starts ]

[ Engine starts ]

Here we have two of the most
commonly confused snakes.

Uh, that is, the snakes themselves
are not confused,

but we have a tendency
to confuse them.

[Students laughing ]

Let me put that another way.

The difference is,

in the case of the poisonous coral,
the red and yellow bands touch.

Whereas, in the case
of the non-poisonous king,

the red and yellow hands
are separated by black stripes.

Now, a good way to remember that
is the old folk saying:

"Red touch yellow, kill a fellow."

[ Laughing ]

[ School bell rings ]

And they're off...

Uh, with the exception
of Miss Stewart.

Dr. Daniels,
I didn't want you to think...

Oh, but thinking
comes naturally to me, Kitty.

Just as, uh, apparently...

DOCTOR: Red touch yellow,
kill a what?

Kenneth Daniels, I'm confused.

Miss Stewart, you'll have to excuse us,

unless, of course, you have
a good stomach for bloodletting.

Pretty girl.

Still up to your old vices.
Shame on you.

- Here.
- No, thank you.

Oh, you might as well.

Neither one of us
have very long to live, anyway.

[ Daniels laughs]

You might as well enjoy yourself.

That's been your attitude
for 20 years.

Ahhh.

Now we'll hear about
the carefree grasshopper

and the busy ant.

No. Not my field.

Oh, that's right. You're our
ophiological expert, aren't you?

The esteemed Dr. Stoner
in his country laboratory...

cackling over his bubbling bottles
and dripping serum.

The theories I have originated

are now being considered
by the world medical opinion.

Considered inconclusive.

Now, let's get to the point.

Since I'm chairman of the department,

you'd like me to recommend
an extension of your research grant

for another year.

- Isn't that it?
- Look, Ken.

I am not some crackpot
who's come in begging, hat in hand.

I've got 30 years
in the field of venom research.

I've got 7 books, 63 articles,
and monographs.

Please, don't haul out those
thumb-worn and yellowed credentials.

Please.

Oh, I feel sorry for you, Carl.

A first-rate mind...

gone to seed.

Well... Well, I suppose I have been
a little hit out of it, lately.

As you've said,
we haven't got that long to live.

Of course, I need that grant.

I was hoping you might
recommend some

bright young student who'd be willing
to help me this summer.

I thought you had someone
working for you.

I did have, but he left me
on short notice.

I'm not exactly sure I want to place
one of my students in your hands.

Oh, come on, Ken.
You've ridden my ass enough today.

I may be a little self-involved,
but I'm hardly Dr. Frankenstein.

You are to me.

You've been a thorn in my side
for 20 years.

- I'm sorry, Ken.
- It's not Ken.

It's Dr. Daniels, Dr. Stoner.

We can't befriends.

At least, we ought to treat each other
with proper accord.

- Agreed.
- Say it... "Dr. Daniels."

Dr. Daniels.

Well...

It's about time I had a little respect
from you, eh?

You have it... and my gratitude,

if you'll just recommend
somebody to help me.

Well, I suppose I could find it
in the goodness of my heart.

[ Clears throat ]

As a matter of fact,
I think I know just the boy.

You got Kitty in trouble.
I don't like that.

Oh, come on, Steve.
You know he didn't mean to.

If anybody gets a chick in trouble,
it's old Steve-O.

Are you going to apologize to her
or am I gonna have to make you do it?

I don't think there's anything
to apologize for.

- This says different.
- What's that, proof of Darwin's theory?

- What the hell does that mean?
- It means natural selection.

Survival of the fittest.

- Are you David?
- Uh, yes.

- David Blake?
- Yes.

- I'm Dr. Stoner.
- The herpetologist?

The herpetologist, yes.

I'm into snakes.

Uh, David. Excuse us.

Lucky.

STONER: I know the snake...

[ David chuckles ]

DAVID: I can't believe that Dr. Daniels
really recommended me for this job.

Why do you say that?

Well, he's just not my idea
of a real teacher.

Every time I ask him a question,
he just says,

"Why don't you work
on that little problem for yourself,

and please spare me
the results of your efforts."

That sounds like Daniels.

In the future, let's try to respect
each other's questions,

see what happens.

Incidentally, I don't think
wisdom will die with Dr. Daniels.

[ Hissing ]

[ Gasps ]

Oh. It's all right, Harry.

This is Harry,
my obedient serpent.

Hello, Harry.

Wow. He's a real beauty, isn't he?

- DAVID: Red-tailed boa?
- Yes.

Wow. He's hot.

Hey, you're thirsty, aren't you, boy?

Oh. I've got a little something
here for Harry.

Here you go, boy-

Can't deny an old man
his nip now and then.

After all, in human terms,
Harry's almost 63.

[ Engine starts ]

I'll just get some water for Harry.

Hey. What gives, kid?

Ah, just helpin' you out.

Helping yourself, you mean?

Now, I am sorry about that,

but maybe that'll teach you
to ask before you touch.

[Chuckling ]

[ Hissing ]

[ Harry hissing ]

STATION ATTENDANT:
Holy shit! Help!

- It's all right. Don't panic. Don't panic.
- Get it off!

- Just get it off!
- Relax your arm, please.

- Well, just get it off of me.
- I will.

David, could you
give me a hand, please?

It's his tail that's caught so tight.

Let go, Harry. Let go.

What's the matter
with you people, anyway?

You crazy or somethin'? Carryin'
a snake around like that in a car!

Sorry, but that'll teach you
to ask before you touch.

David, we're home.

Hi, Dad.

I wasn't expecting you back
until tomorrow.

Oh, a friend of mine gave me a ride,
so I decided to save time and money.

You know, you would be amazed
at how much work babies are,

even your sister's.

STONER: I missed you.

Grandpa!

Oh. Hello, Jeffrey.

[ Chuckles ]

Oh, excuse me.

Uh, this is my daughter...
Kristina.

- Kristina, this is David Blake.
- Hi.

- Hi.
- David's going to be my new assistant.

- Where's Tim?
- Tim left.

He left? Just like that?

Illness in the family.
His father was seriously ill.

He's a handsome fellow.

You know, I thought he told me
his father was dead.

His fath... You're right.
It was Tim's uncle.

It's a shame.

The fear that most people
have of snakes

is based on the same
misunderstanding

that they have
about any other minority group.

If they're told
that one member is harmful,

then they generalize and believe
that they're all dangerous.

It's so stupid.

For example, uh,
the hognose is completely harmless.

So much so that he can't
even be induced to bite.

Watch me. Watch my finger.
See him get away?

See? See him run away
from my finger?

[ Chuckles ]

Put your finger in there.

Go ahead.
Right up to his nose.

He's a consummate coward.

[Chuckling ]

That's enough.
Let's leave him alone.

[ Bubbling ]

Uh, this is Sam.
It's Kristina's turtle.

He's... albino from Malaysia.
He's a little peculiar.

You've, uh, probably noticed, David,
all the tags in this laboratory.

The color of the tag indicates

the comparative degree
of danger of the species.

Now, a green tag
means non-poisonous.

A yellow tag means poisonous.

[ Rattling ]

But, uh, serum for all of these snakes
along the wall here is easily obtained.

Now, a red tag
means highly venomous.

Uh, serum is available
for these species,

but in most cases,
it arrives too late for help.

The, uh, black mamba, for example...

That's him in the cup.

Secretes enough poison
in a single bite to kill 10 men.

- Oh? Where does he come from?
- Africa.

This one was from the Congo.

I see by the chart he's hungry,
or at least he ought to be. Uh...

- Would you, uh, stand back, please?
- Oh.

He may appear to be
a little shy at first.

But...

[ Hissing ]

He's the fastest snake
in the world.

But I have him... near the head, too,
where I need him.

His, uh, venom is neurotoxic,

inhibiting the breathing

and affecting the vagus nerve
that controls the heartbeat.

The victim's heart heats wildly, and
he usually succumbs within an hour

to symptoms that appear very much
like a heart attack.

Would you hand me
that feeding gun, please?

You know, uh, most snakes
will not eat in captivity.

This, uh, force-feeder
contains a premeasured diet

of, uh, milk, eggs,
vitamin concentrates,

liver, gelatin, bone meal
and chicken blood.

- Chicken blood?
- For flavor.

Give it a little squeeze, please.
Gently.

That's it. Now, we don't want
to give him indigestion. That's enough.

David, together, we've just fed
a very hungry black mamba.

Excuse me.

This room here
is where we store venom...

and dry-freeze it into crystals...

just like coffee.

Then it's blended and ground

and, uh, shipped to pharmaceutical
firms and research laboratories...

where it's used as, uh, coagulants
and, uh, pain relievers...

and the treatment
of certain blood diseases.

Bookkeeping.

When I have the time, all of this,
which I detest so much...

[ High-pitched snarling ]

You do all this by yourself?

No. Kristina helps me with the feeding
and the paper work.

And, of course,
she runs the show on Sunday.

It's basically a family business.

Well, Dr. Stoner,
if there's anything I can do to help...

I just hope you're not afraid
of needles.

Immunization is an occupational
necessity in our house.

That hurts more
than the bite of most snakes.

What is it, some kind of antibiotic?

Not precisely.

You can put your finger on that
for a few minutes.

- It sure does sting.
- That'll only last a few minutes.

And you won't even feel that
during the booster shots.

Booster shots?

Every few days
for the next month or so,

until you can sustain
a full drop of raw venom.

Oh. Wait a minute.
What are you trying to do, kill me?

On the contrary.

I'm trying to make sure
that nothing else does.

Come here, David.

The king cobra...

the most dangerous
of all living creatures.

It's six years,
and he still doesn't like me.

Why should he?
I'm just a common human and...

he's the king.

The most cunning, the most vicious,

the most insolent
of all God's creatures.

[ Hissing ]

It's only Friday, Your Majesty.

Two more days
you'll get your chance again.

He's not afraid of anything, is he?

[ Chuckles ]

Nothing human.

[ High-pitched snarling ]

Do you recognize
the common mongoose?

Harmless, furry little animal...

except when he faces a cobra.

[ Snarling continues ]

[ Hissing ]

[ Rattling cagé ]

[ Hissing ]

[Snarling ]

[ Hissing continues]

Are you religious, David?

Well, I've... I've never
really given it much thought.

I've given it a great deal of thought.

You've read, of course,

that the serpent who tempted Eve was
actually...

Oh, come on, Dad! David doesn't want
to hear about all that right now.

Kristina, I'm not going to bore him
with the whole Book of Genesis.

The serpent who tempted Eve
in the garden

was actually Lucifer, the Devil,

cast down on Earth in another form
to do the Lord God's work.

Dr. Stoner, do you really think
it was God's work?

To tempt man
with the fruit of knowledge?

What else would you call it?

Granted, we have
misused that knowledge

and brought man
to the brink of extinction.

Well, I don't think man
will ever become extinct.

I think he has the will
and the knowledge

to find some way to survive.

Do you really? So do I.

To evolve, in order to survive.

And I think we can help him.

[ Clears throat ]

I don't know if I'll be much help
to man tonight.

Well, forget man.
What about woman?

Who's gonna help me
wash the dishes?

I will.

Oh.

[ Exhales deeply ]

I feel so... sleepy. I...

It's the effect of the inoculation.

You'll sleep very soundly tonight,
David...

and, perhaps, even through tomorrow.

And if you're lucky,

you may experience what few persons
have ever known and lived to recall.

You see, the venom of the cobra

is one of nature's
strongest hallucinogens.

Kristina. Kristina.

We'd better help this boy to his room.

[Grunting ]

[ Hissing ]

You're asking me questions, Harry,
and I hear you.

But a scientist cannot afford
the indulgence of guilt.

And after all,
if God doesn't want me to continue,

the means of my disposal...

always at his command.

[ Hissing ]

- A little more?
- Come on.

KRISTINA: You're gonna turn him
into an alcoholic.

Here, drink the juice.

- Thank you.
- Harry, don't listen to him.

He's past it, isn't he?

He's going to be fine.

KRISTINA: Please, uh, don't crowd up
to the enclosure.

There's plenty of room
for everyone to see.

You can sit on your cars,
or you can sit on your neighbor's cars,

but please do not crowd up
to the enclosure.

[Car horn honking ]

KRISTINA: Back off.
Would you back off.

Just about around in here is fine.

Children, back off over in there.

Ladies and gentlemen,
you are about to witness

one of the most dangerous
demonstrations

in the history of modern science.

Dr. Carl Stoner, my father,
will capture and extract venom

from one of the deadliest
creatures on Earth...

the king cobra.

Although many snake venoms are
considered more toxic or poisonous,

the king cobra has enough venom
in a single bite to kill 3D men.

And unlike most snakes
that attack and then retreat,

the king cobra is apt to chew
into his victim several times.

However, being of royal heritage,

the king will never attack
unless annoyed.

Unfortunately, almost everything
annoys the king.

Sounds like my wife.

[Audience laughing ]

Complete silence, please,
and no pictures until I give the signal.

Ladies and gentlemen,

one of the world's greatest
scientists...

and... and experts
in the field of herpetology,

Dr. Carl Stoner.

Now, if you would please form a circle
around the enclosure,

but please stand back
about two or three feet.

And remember what I said
about not taking any pictures.

[ Chattering ]

[ Hissing ]

KRISTINA: Ladies and gentlemen,
the king cobra!

[ Hissing continues]

[ Audience gasping ]

[ Hissing continues]

WOMAN: I wouldn't touch it.

[ Hissing continues]

MAN: Watch out!

[ Commotion ]

Dr. Stoner is now extracting the venom
from the king cobra.

In the extraction process,

the snake secretes its venom
voluntarily.

And by this method,
a snake can be kept healthy

and producing venom for many years.

Now I'm helping Dr. Stoner
feed the snake using a pressure gun,

which delivers a completely balanced
combination of nutrients.

For those of you who are now leaving,

may I remind you that contributions
will help Dr. Stoner

continue his research.

We really appreciate your support.

[Coins clinking ]

Only $18.15.

It's better than last week.

$18 to risk your life?

What's the matter with those people?

Don't they realize the importance
of what he's doing?

They come for the show.

Some of them
come hoping he'll get bitten.

Has he ever been bitten?

More times than I care to remember.

I'm glad the immunization
really works.

With the smaller snakes, yeah,
but nobody knows about the king.

[ Hissing ]

Damn!

Now, I've got you.

He got me, Harry.

I'll milk you tomorrow.

You African bastard!

[Sighs ]

I've got enough serum in me
for 10 mamba bites.

We're both getting
older and slower, Harry.

I think that's a sign that...

I should stop dueling with the king.

Too many important things
to think about.

You know, I saw
an intriguing article yesterday.

At our present rate of consumption,

we can expect worldwide fuel
shortages in less than 50 years.

The world is gonna belong
to the cold-blooded species.

[ Harry hissing ]

But we already knew that,
didn't we, Har?

[ Ringing ]

[ Ringing stops ]

[Groans]

[Water running ]

It's a perfectly natural reaction
to the cobra inoculation.

I just wish you'd told me
about it before.

I feel like an orange.

Yes. You see, the venom burns off
the superficial layers of the skin...

much like a sunburn,
only from the inside.

It's the same principle
that allows a cobra

to shed his skin every few months.

Don't tell me this is gonna happen
every few months...

'cause, if it is, you should've
got a fatter assistant.

[ Chuckles ]

This is the first and last time.

I feel positively naked... and cold.

- Goad.
- What?

You'd best put on a sweater.
I feel a little chilly in here, myself.

[ Birds chirping ]

Doc Stoner.
I don't know if you remember me.

I'm Dale Hardison.
I'm an old student of yours.

Yes. I think I do recall.

Well, there's no reason
why you should.

I never was too good a student.

But, uh, well, I'm the one that never
could remember the name

of those plants' phylums.

"Phyla"... still the plural.

[ Laughs ]

But, uh, you seem to have
found a worthwhile calling

preserving the status qua.

Well, yeah, it, uh, takes all kinds.

- This is my deputy, Morgan Bock.
- How do you do?

But not spelled the same
as the composer.

What, uh, what can I do
for you, gentlemen?

Well, you could get us
a couple of girls.

[ Guffaws ]

We were kinda hopin', Doc,

that you could give us
the 25-cent tour of your place.

We've heard a lot about it
up in town.

Be a pleasure. This way.

Come ahead, Mr. Bock.

This is the laboratory.

And this...

[ Snake rattling ]

Is my daughter, Kristina.

Ma am-.

And a female python.
A couple of girls.

[ Chuckles ]

Don't tell me my old parking tickets
have caught up on me.

Well, if they have, looks like you've got
a pretty good lawyer to defend you.

No. No, she's sick.
Poor thing, she won't eat.

That's three and a half weeks.

I think we should isolate her,
so she doesn't infect the others.

Gentlemen, she's heavy.
Could you give me a hand?

Geez, Doc. Is it...? Is it safe?

Pythons rarely attack
except when they're hungry

or if they sense great fear.

- All right.
- Hey, Dale.

- Come on, Morg.
- It's okay. Just go right behind me.

I've got its head.
It's all right.

Whoa!

It's okay. I've got its head.

- STONER: About four feet behind her.
- Yeah, right behind me.

- Oh, right about there.
- It's okay. Just grab on right there.

Yes.

- Right here?
- That's a good spot.

Let's lift.

One, two, three, up.

- HARDISON: Come on, Morgan.
- Whoa.

- Okay? Got it?
- On the way to the storm cellar.

That's the isolation spot.

Oh?

[ Hissing ]

Easy. Easy.

I appreciate this so much.
Are you doing all right there?

Doing okay, I guess.

Sure is a big snake.

STONER: I know.

Gently. Thank you.

Dad, I left some cages open.
I better go lock them up.

Thank you, Kristina.

Damn it.
That virus is hanging on.

You and, uh, your daughter
live here alone, Doc?

Yes. And my assistant, David Blake.
Possibly you saw him as you drove up.

Hmm. You've got another boy
working here for you, don't you?

- Tim McGraw?
- He left some time ago.

Hmm. Went back to school, huh?

No. I think a relative was ill.

That, uh... That's what I wanted
to talk to you about, Doc.

Uh, I got a letter from his aunt.

She hasn't heard from him
for a couple of months and...

she's kinda worried.

I went over to the school
to check out the records and...

nobody over there seen or heard from
him since he came to work for you.

These kids today
just pick up and take off.

Some of them do.

[ Hisses ]

You, uh...

You just gonna leave that snake
runnin' around down here, loose?

The cellar door is secure enough.

And she'll probably nest
up there in the roofs.

Well, Morg,
I guess we better be gain'.

Uh-huh.

- Thank you, Doc.
- Thank you, gentlemen.

[ Mongoose snarling ]

[ Hissing ]

[ Mongoose continues snarling ]

- What do you call him?
- His name's Aaron.

- And what do you call him?
- Aaron the II.

It's not infrequent
that they're born with two heads,

it's just that only about one
in a million survive.

Huh.

DAVID: So that's what a baby cobra
looks like.

KRISTINA: Mm-hmm.

[ Gasps ]

Careful. Careful.
They already have fangs and venom.

You know, they're the only creatures
that can protect themselves

from the moment of birth.

Father says it's because
they're God's favorites.

See? Look.

[ Hisses ]

[Alarm ringing ]

- KRISTINA: Bye-bye, Dad!
- Bye!

411.20.
- I'd like to insure it too, for $3,000.

You people sure got the racket.

All you do is give them snakes
a little squeeze and...

the money comes pouring out.

You know, if we could just
get an urutu,

we could actually start
to make real profits.

The urutu is one of the rarest snakes
in the world...

and is found only
in the jungles of the Amazon.

- Hey. Where does that go?
- Oh, it goes around the lake.

You know that one drop
of urutu venom...

What are you doing?

[ Rock plops in water ]

Uh, hey, uh,
let's go for a swim.

Don't be silly.
We didn't bring our suits.

It doesn't bother me
if it doesn't bother you.

Come on'!-

Come on, Kris.

Look, you're a naturalist, right?

Well, what could be more natural
than the two of us...

going for a swim in the lake?

Come on'!-

Ready?

I'll go first.

You're cumin'?

Hurry up!

Don't look!

DAVID: Why?
You're going to be looking.

Look, that's the problem!
I can't see without my glasses!

So you can't look, either!

Okay, okay, I won't look!
Hurry up!

- KRISTINA: Promise?
- Promise!

DAVID: Whoo!

Wow, is it warm!

- KRISTINA: Cover your eyes!
- Kristina, get in the water!

KRISTINA: David, cover your eyes!

All right, all right!

Come on.
It's not getting any warmer.

KRISTINA: I'm coming.
Hey! You're peeking.

No. I'm not.
Come on. Cover your eyes.

Hurry up. Oh, it's nice.

[ Splashing ]

KRISTINA: Ugh. It's freezing!

- No, it's warm.
- It's freez... You lied!

Watch out.

- Hug me.
- No touching.

That's not fair.

[Giggling ]

No. No.

[ Screams ]

[ Both giggling ]

[ Hissing ]

STONER: The skin shedding
is complete...

an schedule and no complications.

David's body temperature is dropping
at the rate of three degrees a day.

Shank! stabilize at 80 degrees
by the end of the week.

[ Clicks on recorder ]

The prognosis is perfect.

Slight flattening of the nostrils.

Eyelids beginning to recede.

Facets that will not be readily
apparent for several days.

After that, however,

the evolutionary process
should accelerate greatly.

[ Leaves rustling ]

[ Bird coos ]

Cataclysmic changes should occur...

Oh.

I have you.

And I set you free.

Oh.

- You know something?
- What?

I think your father's actually worried
I might try something with you.

Well, aren't you going to?

Of course not.

Not while you're driving, doctor.

Look! A carnival!

[Clown laughing ]

[ Noisy chatter ]

[Calliope music]

Ohhh! Whoa!

[ Laughs, squeals]

[ Both laughing ]

[ Screaming ]

Ohhh! Geez!

KRISTINA: You look terrible! Aah!

Look at it!
It's the High-boy!

High-low fast and safe!

TALKER: Sensational ride!

SHOWMAN: Okay, we gut a winner!

[ Bell clangs]

[ Cheering ]

All right. Here it goes, guys!

All right! All right!

[ Gunshots, rifle pumps continue ]

[ Gunshots, rifle pumps continue ]

I don't know, Morgan.

Maybe you should've gone
into some other kind of work.

[ Chuckles ]

Here, Daniel Boone.
You try it. Go ahead.

- You payin'?
- I 'll pay;

[Calliope music]

[ Gunshots, rifle pumps continue ]

- Feel a lot safer now, Morgan?
- Oh, yeah.

TALKER: If you live to be 1,000,
you may never again get the chance

to see the most fantastic,
the most bizarre,

the most incredible creatures
in all of creation!

25 cents is all it costs.
One thin quarter.

Two dimes and a nickle.
Three nickles and a dime.

Anyway you add it up,

it's the greatest bargain
in the whole world.

Sam Lee, the seal boy.

Arvin Le Deux,
the man with two noses.

Joan and John Prendergast,

brother and sister Siamese twins,
joined together forever at the waist.

And the incredible snake man!
Half-man, half-snake.

The most astonishing human reptile
in the history of the world.

Let's go see.

I can't stand those things.
You know they're all fake.

Fake? Did I hear
the little lady say "fake"?

Ladies and gentlemen,
and gentlemen and ladies,

listen to me and listen well.

$1,000. That's right.
A crisp, new $1,000 hill.

This is my gift

to the person who can prove
that the snakeman is not real.

That's right. You heard me correctly.
He's inside now, waiting for you.

No glass surrounds him.
No mirrors distort him.

You may see him, speak to him,
touch him, if you dare.

And the person that proves
that the incredible snakeman

is not real, alive and as presented,
will receive $1,000 in cash.

What do you say, sonny? The little
lady says the thing is a fake...

Come on.
Let's go see it.

All it costs is one thin quarter
to prove she's right

and collect yourself $1,000 in change.

- Come on. Let's go check it out.
- No. No. You go.

$1,000 just to prove
the snakeman is a fake.

I'll wait right here.
You go see.

Real as life. One look.
Don't touch, just look.

Here it is, ladies and gentlemen,
$1,000.

As real as you've ever seen it before
in your whole life.

Hey, baby.
This is for you.

- Oh, thank you.
- You're welcome.

And in appreciation,
I'll even let you buy me a beer.

Oh, no. Really.
I'm waiting for someone.

Who could be more important?

Kristina, you've gotta see it.
It's incredible. It's got blue eyes.

Hello, little David.
How you doing tonight?

Hi, Steve. How are you?

Yeah, good to see you.
Real good to see you.

What are you...?
What is this?

- What the hell is going...?
- KRISTINA: What are you doing?

Oh, don't hurt him, Steve.

KRISTINA: Don't do that.
Don't do that.

Hey! What do you think you're doing?
Get your hands off...

David, no!

All right, all right. All right,
what do you think this is, an arena?

[ Man hooting ]

STEVE: Okay.

[ Screaming ]

Ow! Come on!

Hey, cut it out!

Break it up. You're ruining business
for the paying shows.

Son of a bitch bit me!

MORGAN: Hey, buddy,
you wanna go to jail?

Randall, why don't you stick
to football?

Now where'd you come from?

- He's Dr. Steiner's assistant.
- Oh, yeah. Miss Stoner.

You're Dr. Steiner's daughter.
That crazy...

He's not crazy,
you goddamn Neanderthal!

Neanderthal?
I don't like the sound of that!

All right. This is gettin'
a little wearisome for everybody.

Come on, you two.
Let's go.

Randall.

Goddamn it. I said, move.

- Let's get out of here.
- Come on, Steve.

Night, sheriff!

STONER: "I think I could turn
and live with animals.

They are so placid
and self-contained.

I stand and look at them
long and long.

They do not sweat and whine
about their condition.

They do not lie awake in the dark
and weep for their sins.

They do not make me sick,
discussing their duty to God.

Not one is dissatisfied.

Not one is demented
with the mania of owning things.

Not one kneels to another,

nor to his kind
that lived thousands of years ago.

Not one is respectable...

or unhappy over the whole Earth."

Walt Whitman, Harry.

A great man.

[Vehicle approaching ]

Huh. The lovers return.

[ Shivers ]

Look sober now, Harry,

or Kristine will make us
blow in a balloon.

[Calliope music]

[ Men hooting, whistling ]

[ Cheering, whistling ]

[ Whooping ]

[ Applause, whistling ]

- Okay.
- It's all set. She'll do it for 10 bucks.

10 bucks each
or 10 bucks for all of us?

10 bucks each. What do you think,
she's some cheap hooker?

I don't have to pay for it.
Never did. Never will.

Hey, didn't you tell the guy
who Steve is?

Yeah. I was afraid then
she'd ask for 20.

[ Chuckles ]

What's the matter with you?
What are you doing?

You wanna go outside and mix it up?

No. Steve, no. Come on.
What's the matter with you?

He's still steamed about
getting shot down by the redhead.

She dug me.

Sure. She just didn't
see your clippings, that's all.

You'd better believe it.

- Goddamn.
- Hey, what are you doing?

Where are you going, Steve?

- Let the jerk go.
- He's nuts.

[ Fizzing ]

Come on, Harry.

Come on'!-

[ Hissing ]

Come on. Drink it, Harry.
It'll make you feel better.

[ Hisses ]

Go on.

That's a boy.

[ Mongoose snarling ]

Dr. Stoner,
why am I losing weight?

I expected it.

God. Feels like 40 below in here.

Harry, you know,
you're getting lazy in your old age.

You gotta keep physically fit if you
wanna make it in this world, Harry.

Good night, Harry.

- Hi, pretty baby.
- What the hell are you doing here?

Get out! Get out!
No! Get out!

Harry, no!

[Grunting, gasping ]

STEVE: Get off! Get off!

[Yelling]

STONER: Oh, no.

You people are nuts!
All of you!

- Keeping snakes around like that!
- Harry! Harry!

[ Gasps ]

Oh, no!

Freaks! That's what you are!
A bunch of snake freaks!

[crying ]

Oh, no.
[ Motorcycle engine revs ]

[ Crying continues ]

Do you know that boy's name?

STONER: "I think I could turn
and live with animals.

They are so placid
and self-contained.

I stand and look at them long...

and long."

[ Birds chirping ]

[ Mongoose chittering ]

[ Hissing ]

[ Engine starts ]

Harry was just a snake, Kris.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean that.

Look.
We'll try and find another Harry.

Your face.

- What about it?
- I don't know. It looks different.

Late adolescence.

As for the rest of me...

[Sighs ]

Haven't you ever seen
wild-eyed passion before?

[ Chuckles ]

Show me.

[Giggling ]

Oh, God. That hurts, honey.

I'm sorry.

Hey, weren't you frightened?
Makes me shiver to think of snakes.

Have you ever seen me frightened
of anything?

You're so brave.

[ Giggles ]

Right. And tired.

Hey, it's only 9:30.
Curfew's not until 11:00.

I'm serious. I'm still in training.

Twice a night,
that's all the coach allows me.

What about weekends?

[ Laughs ]

Later.

Hey! Uh, look.

Francie told me that you were
like this, but I didn't believe her.

You should have.
I gotta take a shower.

I'll see you around.

[ Engine starts ]

♪ On hp of old Smokey
all covered with snow ♪

♪ I lost my sweetheart ♪

♪ For a courtin' too slow ♪

♪ Courting 's a pleasure ♪

♪ But parting's a grief♪

♪ False-hearted lover
is worse than a thief ♪

Shh!

God! Oh, God! No!

Get off me! Gad!

I think you're supposed
to say something.

[ Exhales ]

I love you.

I... I didn't mean that.

I did.

[ Sniffling ]

Don't cry.

Why are you crying?
There's nothing to cry about.

I can't see you.

[ Laughing ]

I'm crying because
I can't find my glasses.

[ Both laughing ]

♪ On top of old Smokey ♪

♪ All covered with snow♪

♪ I lost my true lover ♪

♪ For a courtin' too slow ♪

- Oh, no.
- Shit!

[Giggling ]

Oh, shit.

Ow! Where's my shirt?

I don't know.

Oh, this. That's it.

[ Laughing ]

[ Stoner whistling
"On Top of Old Smokey" ]

[ Stops whistling ]

[ Knocking ]

KRISTINA: Come in.

Oh, Kristine.

- You're back early.
- Yes.

Maybe not early enough.

You and David seem to be
getting along well together.

- We like each other.
- Yes.

Maybe we have
different definitions of "like".

You're an innocent girl, Kristine.

You've had a very sheltered life,
and I can understand how lonely...

Wait. Wait a minute.
Wait a minute.

Don't you think it's a little late
to be telling me

about the birds and the bees?

- I'm very serious, Kristina.
- Well, what do you want me to say?

That you haven't slept with him.

I don't think
that's any of your business.

You don't understand the
consequences of what you're doing.

Oh, come on, Dad.

I mean, I may not be
very sophisticated,

but I do think I know a little...

No, you don't.

Kristina, one drop of...
David's blood could...

- Could what?
- Have an effect.

The inoculations.

There's a period in which the venom
could have a damaging effect

on his nervous system.

Want you to promise me
you won't have intercourse with him.

I don't think you have the right
to ask me that.

I have more than a right.
You are a stupid little child.

You don't understand
what's happening.

And you're a stuffy, selfish,
overprotective old man,

and you could care less
about me or my happiness!

- Kristina, I want your promise!
- No!

[Alarm ringing ]

[ Alarm stops ]

[ Screams ]

David!

David! David!

[ Door unlocking ]

- What is it, Kristine?
- I wanna see David right now.

Well, he doesn't want to see you.
He's had an allergic reaction...

- Look, I don't...
- to the immunization.

His face is broken out.

You're hiding something from me.
I know it. He's gonna die, isn't he?

- He's not going to die. David!
- DAVID: Yes?

- How do you fee}?
- DAVID: Ugly.

You see?

[ Laughing ]

DAVID: What the hell
are you laughing at?

[ Laughing ]

Male vanity.

DAVID: Yeah, well, what would you do
if you woke up one morning

and looked like a... beehive?

- He's going ta be all right, isn't he?
- Of course. Now, Kristine.

[Shivered breathing ]

I'll call you as soon as I get there.

Kristina, drive carefully.

I can't believe you're really letting me
do this all by myself.

- It's only a snake.
- Only a snake?

It's an urutu.

I wouldn't trust anybody else
to pick it up.

- I'm sorry about last night.
- So am I.

Everybody forgiven?

- I'll call you tonight.
- Please do.

- Take care of him.
- I will.

[ Engine starts ]

Dr, Stoner, I...
I feel... I feel terrible.

David, drink this.

- What is it?
- A mild sedative.

- No, I don't feel...
- It'll calm you.

[Groans]

[ Breathing rapidly]

Doctor, what's happening to me?

You're gonna be all right, David.

[ Whimpers ]

You've just become
hypersensitive to the venom.

Yeah, well, don't...

Don't you think I should check
into a hospital or something?

You may if you like.

But I'm not sure how much they know
about cobra venom infections.

[ Meaning ]

What is it?

My stomach.

[whimpering ]

It... It feels like my insides
are being twisted.

Yes.

- No. No, no. Please.
- David.

- No!
- David, it will relieve the pain.

[ Mongoose snarling ]

You're gonna be fine. Just fine.

[ Meaning ]

A little alcohol on that.

[ Breathing heavily ]

[Vehicle approaching ]

I'll be right back.

[ Car door opens, closes ]

- Hello, Carl.
- What do you want?

Well, uh, I have
a little piece of news for you,

and, uh, I thought
rather than call,

you'd appreciate it
if I came by and told you personally.

Are you sure the college can manage
without you for an afternoon?

[ Forced chuckle ]

Class is suspended for the day
for the funeral of one of the students.

Steve Randall,
the team's star fullback.

It's a dangerous game, football.

I've always thought
it should be outlawed.

Oh, he didn't die of a football injury.
Heart attack.

Too bad.

- David around?
- Working in the lab.

I'd like to say hello to him.

Uh, look.
I have just said that we're busy,

and you just said that you had
something to tell me.

Well, I was gonna try
to soften the blow,

but since you're not being very civil,
I might just as well drop it on ya.

The board rejected your request
for an extension of the grant.

Fine. Good-bye.

You don't seem very upset about it.

I'm too busy to bother about it now.
Just too busy.

- Feeling better?
- Doctor, what is this?

I feel like my guts
are being rearranged.

Your system is changing
to assimilate the venom.

[ David groans loudly]

[ Engine turns off]

[whimpering ]

[Groaning ]

It's time for you to lie down.

[Groaning loudly]

[ Metallic clang ]

[ David breathing loudly ]

[ Birds chirping ]

[ Mongoose snarling ]

[Groaning ]

[Daniels groaning]

- Where are we?
- The storm cellar.

It's almost soundproof,
in case you're considering shouting.

[Groans]

Shouting?

You're goddamn right
I'm gonna shout.

- What are you doing to that boy?
- Call it a Halloween prank.

His face... was distorted.

It looked like he was turning
into a snake or something.

Very perceptive of you.

But, of course, you know
that's impossible, don't you?

All I know is you're insane,
and I intend to have you locked up.

[Chain rattles]

What is this?
Is this some kind of joke?

I hope you find it amusing.

There's a key for that lock
in those tanks.

You know, I was so impressed
with your lecture on the difference

between the coral snake
and the king.

You know,
"red touch yellow, kill a fellow“?

I was hoping
you might enlighten me

on the difference
between these two.

Now, in one of these tanks,
we have the Western Hognose,

which we both know
is completely harmless.

And in one of these tanks
is the Hognose Pit Viper,

which we both know
is highly venomous.

You have a decision to make.
I advise you to make a good one.

You're free to go
whenever you wish.

Just reach in a tank and pick a key.

I'm sure you won't have any trouble
picking the right key...

Dr. Daniels.

Of course.

[ Whimpers ]

[ Relieved laugh ]

[ Key rattling in lock ]

[Chain clatters to ground ]

[ Relieved sigh ]

What?

[Growling ]

[ Yelling, choking ]

[ Choking, yelling ]

[ Snapping ]

[ Phone ringing ]

[ Mongoose snarling ]

[ Ringing continues]

[whimpering ]

[ Ringing continues]

- Hello.
- Dad.

I'm here at the cargo office, and they
don't seem to have any record of it.

They don't? That's odd.

Well, you know Brazilian mail, Kristy.
It's about as botched up as our own.

[ Laughs ]

Right.
Well, do you have the order?

No. The shipping agent phoned.

[ Breathing heavily ]

[ Phone hits the ground ]
What was that?

- Uh, bad connection.
- How's David?

- STONER: He's greatly improved.
- KRISTINA: Can I talk to him?

STONER: At the moment, he's resting.

Oh. Well, make sure you tell him
I asked about him.

STONER: YES.

What do you want me to do
about the urutu?

Well, when it arrives,
tell them to hold it,

and we'll make some kind
of arrangements to get it here.

Okay. Well, listen,
I'll wait here until morning,

and if it doesn't arrive,
I'll just drive back again.

STONER: Fine.

And don't forget
to tell David I called.

4 won't, Kristy. Goad fight.
46119' INA: Good night.

[ Dial tone ]

[whimpering ]

Kristina sends her love.

You so interested in snakes,
I got a beauty for ya.

Oh, yeah?
What kind of snake?

Don't know the name of it, but it sure
is the biggest one I ever saw.

Fella down at the carnival's
got it in his freak show.

Half-snake and half-man.
Sure worth a look-see.

Oh, come on. You don't really
believe all that stuff, do you?

I've seen a lot of freak shows.

Used to be a donnicker man

with the Weston“ Brothers
Amusements oi the Warm.

53 years on the circuit,
never seen one like that before.

Well, I'm sure it's just a python
made to look like a man.

His blue eyes sure fooled me.

Never heard of a snake
with blue eyes.

- Where did you say this carnival was?
- Couple of blocks down off Main.

Better hurry though, because
they'd be closin' down about now.

[ Chuckles ]

There's sure one born every minute,
ain't there?

[ Gurgling ]

MAN: Patch says that he can't spring
Chip until next Wednesday.

MAN 2: He keeps gaffing that wheel,
Jimmy Jr.'s gonna dump him.

MAN 3: Chip gives the whole show
a bad rap.

MAN 3: Marks don't believe
in nothing anymore.

Yeah.

Come on in. Come on in.

Here, sit down.
Take the load off.

I know you're closed, but, uh,

I was wondering if you would
lat me see the snakeman?

The snakeman?
Well, how do you like that?

The snakeman's got himself
a late date with a little chicken.

[All laughing]

- He expectin' you?
- I know this sounds crazy.

But, you see,
I know a lot about snakes,

and I was just wondering
if you would let me see him.

Well, the snakeman's sleeping now.

You come back tomorrow,
and you can have a nice, long look.

- I'll be glad to pay you.
- I told you, he's sleeping.

You see, this is an entertainment,
girlie, it's not an all-night diner.

I don't think it's clear to you how very
important it is for me to see him.

You heard me. Beat it.

- Good night, honey.
- See you around, baby.

Hoe-hon.

All right.

[ Frogs creaking ]

[whimpering ]

[Thumping ]

[Thumping continues]

[whimpering ]

[ Kristina gasps ]

[Gasping continues]

Oh, God!

Oh, Tim!

Oh. no! Oh, Tim!

[crying ]

Oh, Tim!

[ Screams ]

[ Screaming ]

Hey! Hey, you!

Hey, you! Come back here!

[ Engine sputters ]

[ Engine sputters, starts ]

[crying ]

Oh, no. No, not David, too. No.

No.

- Dale?
- HARDISON: Hmm?

- There's a girl here to see you.
- Well, she pretty?

She's pretty upset.
She says she killed Steve Randall.

I knew he was in training.

I mean, I knew it was bad
for athletes to get overexerted.

[ Sobs ]

But I couldn't help myself.
I loved him too much.

Well, just how much
did you love him?

[crying ]

Three times. His poor heart!

- Three times?
- I mean, he looked a little tired.

He told me this story
about how he killed this snake.

Snake? I don't know
anything about that.

[ Sobbing ]

This girl made a pass at him.

Girls are always making passes
at Steve.

He took her home,

and it turned out
that she was Dr. Stoner's daughter.

WOMAN: And there was
this big snake.

Stoner.
[ Door opens ]

Excuse me, Dale.

I just got a call
from Dr. Daniels's wife.

She's worried because he didn't
come home last night.

Well, tell her to check
the girls' dorms.

Well, the last she heard,
he was on his way to Stuner's place.

Stoner.

All right.

Let's go.

Thank you, miss.

[ Mongoose snarling ]

The last one, David.

And, unfortunately, the most painful.

- But think of it as your baptism.
- Oh, no.

The final agony of your old life
as a puny human.

And the beginning
of your new existence.

A new existence for all mankind.

You are the future, David.

Just as Adam was the first man,

you are the first creature
of the next evolution.

You will survive pollution,
the holocaust, the famines,

and the plagues
that will make man extinct.

You will survive and multiply
and prevail.

[ Gagging, grunting ]

[ Rapid breathing ]

Hit it.

[Siren wailing]

[ Labored breathing ]

Long live the king.

[ Hissing ]

[ Mongoose snarling ]

[ Snarling continues ]

A new life, David.

A bright, clean new life.

[Siren wailing]

[ Cobra hisses ]

Your Highness,
I'd like an audience with you.

I command it.

[ Hissing ]

Your Majesty, I regret to inform you,
there is a pretender to your throne.

A king with the power of a cobra,

but with the intelligence of a man.

The creature is different from...

[Grunting ]

[ Heavy breathing ]

[ Gulps, shudders ]

A creature who is different from...

It's natural for you to resist change.

[ Labored breathing ]

And...

change is the hope...

of the world.

Great... change...

[ Erratic breathing ]

Is...

[Sighs ]

[ Mongoose snarling ]

[ Mongoose snarling, snake hissing ]

Did! Dad!

Oh, no! Oh, no!

Dad, I saw Tim! I saw him!

What did you do to David?
Dad! Dad!

[ Screams ]

[ Hissing ]

[ Gasps ]

David! Da-David!

[Siren wailing]

[ Tires screech ]

My father's dead!

[ Mongoose snarling ]

David! David!

David! David!

No! No! David, no!

KRISTINA: No! No!

Oh, no! David!