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[bird chirping distant]

[dog barks]

[rooster crows]

[hissing and rattling]

Boys? Ya'll ready yet?

[door opens]

[footsteps]

(boy's voice) Yes, ma'am.

I'm ready.

Where's your brother?

Ohh.

Les, honey. I can see you breathing.

I don't wanna go!. I don't wanna!

Ohhh.

I don't wanna go!. I don't wanna!

It ain't up to you to decide.

I don't wanna!

The Lord says you're ready.

I don't wanna go!

Now, Lester, enough of that. Come on.

You best not let your daddy see you cryin'.

Come on, get in the car.

We're all set. Let's go.

(Dad) SIide over, boys. There we go.

[hissing]

(male voice) Praise the Lord! Hallelujah!

(many) Hallelujah!

Behold! I give unto you the power

to tread on serpents and scorpions.

Nothing by any means shall hurt thee! Rise!

Rise!

[clapping]

[much shouting, clapping]

(father) Go over, son.

Come on, Les.

(brother) Here, Les. You take him.

Praise God!

(father) T rust God. Don't you fear that snake!

Agh!

(brother) Oh! Oh my God!

Dad! Dad! No! Dad!

No! Dad!

It's okay, son.

(minister) Have praise! It's God's will!

Somebody help him!

He's dead!

What are you doing?. Help him!

Call a doctor! Somebody help him.

[bells toll]

(mother) Les? Coffee, honey?

(male voice) Don't do anything you don't want to.

Just come sit in the pews.

It's gonna be a real nice service.

It'd mean a whole hell of a lot to Ma.

(Les) I got to get to work.

Well, just this once, Les.

It'd be a decent thing to do to honor your daddy's memory.

Ma, best thing I can do to honor Daddy's memory,

is stay the hell away from snakes.

If you feared God half as much as you feared that snake,

Dad would still be alive.

That's enough, Duff.

Your praying couldn't save Daddy.

Maybe a little medicine could've.

(female voice, radio) Les, you copy?

Yeah. Les, here.

We got something down by the river.

I'm on my way outside! Where are you?.

Morning, partner.

Morning, Faye. You got the keys?.

Sure. Oopsie. And a good morning to you too.

I got a girlfriend, remember that.

[siren]

My brother James,

I was climbing a tree when he pulled me down.

Don't blame me, boogerfoot. You just fell.

(Erin) Mr. Jensen, you can't Ieave your garbage

out like that.

I was gonna clean it up.

Not only are you ruining the environment,

but you can be attracting wild animals.

Young lady, I spent six years in a Vietnamese prison camp.

I think l can handle a few animals.

That ain't gonna take stitches now, is it?.

(Les) A couple of Band-Aids will do the trick.

See, ya mother him too much.

"He's gotta go to the hospital."

"You gotta call an ambulance."

Actually, you might want to get him to a hospital.

It could be a concussion or even worse.

Thanks, Doctor. Walk it off, Billy.

I feel like fishin'.

(mother) Poor baby.

(Les) Erin, wait up.

I've got work to do.

Alright, l get it, I get it.

Sorry about the other night.

We both said things we didn't mean.

I meant every word I said.

Okay.

Les, I love you but I'm not a kid anymore.

I wanna get married, I wanna have a family.

I don't understand why you're so afraid of growing up.

I'm not afraid!

I can't wait around for you forever.

If you're not ready to be a man,

I gotta find someone who is.

You got a lot of other offers on the table right now?.

Many offers.

Yeah? Like who?

Oh, so many. Like, for example--Bo.

Bo?.

That's Big Bo to you, Pinky.

Nobody calls me Pinky anymore.

Big Bo does. Why don't you run along?.

Me and the little lady here have a lunch date.

I'll see you in town, Erin.

Big Bo?. You gotta be kidding me!

Come on, Erin. Give me another chance.

Hey.

Hey, dude! What the hell?.

(S. Hawk) Never touch another man's horse.

You must be lost, white man.

You, uh, you Leonard Screamin' Hawk?.

Who's askin'?.

Duff Daniels. Holy lnspired Church of Christ.

Snake wranglers?.

That's right.

I'm in the market for some very-- specialized products.

Come on, Officer. What are you?.

Parks and Rec?. A nosy ranger?.

No, no. I'm cool.

Hell, I'm one-tenth Cherokee.

One-tenth?. Tell me, white man,

what kind of products are you lookin' for?.

Specifically, some, uh, Carolina pygmies.

I've been to every wrangler in town.

They all say you're the only one who has 'em.

Carolina pygmies, huh?.

Very deadly snake.

Well, that's kind of the point.

This way.

How many pygmies do you want?.

Just a couple.

Fifty bucks each.

You should really stop by the church some time.

We'd welcome you with open arms.

Your faith is an insult to nature's power.

Now, what's this?.

That--is called "Unteka. "

Killed a lot of my people.

Unteka?

Why have I never heard of this?.

Because my people are brave enough

and strong enough to have killed them all.

Almost all.

You're telling me this little guy did all that killin'?.

Unteka grows a lot-- and very quickly.

If it's so deadly, how come you don't just kill it?.

To have Unteka is to have great power.

It is a symbol of pride to my people.

Yeah, but isn't that a Iittle risky?

Not if you observe the rules:

it is harmless.

What rules?.

What does it matter?.

Prr. That's what I thought. You're making this stuff up.

There are three rules.

First,

never let Unteka out of the jar.

Second, never Iet it eat anything Iiving.

And finally,

never fear the heart of the snake.

Alright. Alright, you sold me.

I'll give you, uh, 50 bucks for it.

You're making a mockery of my ancestors.

Okay, er, 75.

Unteka is not for sale!

It has been a plague on the land for centuries.

A curse from an angry god!

Fine. Fine, 85 bucks,

but we're talking blood from a stone here.

[phone rings]

Stupid white man. It is not for sale!

Take your snakes and go!

(S. Hawk) Oh, hi, babe.

Yeah, I know. Okay.

Well--yeah, okay,

I have the bill right here.

Thanks for taking the ambulance back, partner.

(Faye) Sure. Les?.

If you feel lonely, me and friends are goin' out for drinks.

Oh, thanks, I don't feel much like having a drink.

Well, if you just want to talk, I'm always up late.

Call me.

Thanks.

[dog whimpers]

Hey! [whistles to dog]

[softly] Bow wow! Bow wow!

Hey! What the hell is that?.

(Duff) That?

That is the newest addition to the family.

Les, meet Unteka.

Unteka, meet Les.

Unteka, you say?.

Mm. It's an extremely rare,

extremely deadly, extremely awesome snake.

It killed a whole bunch of Indians.

Yeah, only the truly wise and powerful men can possess it.

Y eah, well, no snakes in the house. Don't make me tell Ma.

Duff, put it away.

You big baby.

Come on.

Lucky someone here is wise and powerful enough

to master the snake. Oh!

Quick! Don't Iet it get away!

Grab something from the sink in the kitchen.

I'II get it!

Did you see that thing?. It just grew!

You crazy? You big baby.

You're seeing things.

(Duff) Okay, all right. I got it, I got it.

(Erin, recorded) This is Erin. Leave me a message.

I'II get back to you. Thanks. [beep]

(Les) Hey, Erin. It's Les.

Again. Um, it's about ten o 'clock.

I'm just wondering where you're at.

You on a date?.

If you think you're gonna make me jealous, you're not.

Come on. I know you're there. Pick up the phone.

Okay, Erin. Enough's enough.

Erin?.

[beep]

Damn it.

[dialing]

[snoring]

[meow]

[loud meowing]

What are you doing over there?

Shut up! Stupid cat.

[hissing and meowing]

Thank you!

[soft clucking]

[loud clucking]

[loud clucking]

Hmm.

Hmm?.

[loud clucking]

[one Ioud cluck]

[thunder]

[one Ioud cluck]

You Iittle rascal. Come on out now.

[gasp]

Oh! Oh, Lord!

[loud cluck]

Oh, Becky!

Oh, Becky!

[cluck]

Becky, oh my Lord!

[hissing]

[explosion and scream]

[hissing]

[hissing]

[hissing]

[cheerful chatter]

Hey.

Hi!

Where is everybody?.

Canceled. What do you know?. Hm.

(Les) So it's just the two of us.

I for one, prefer intimate gatherings.

What can l get you?.

Uh, anything cheap and domestic.

How about a toast?.

To what?.

New beginnings.

[Iaughter]

Hey, can I ask you a question?.

What's so wrong about dating?.

Casual, fun, free.

You're preaching to the choir.

Marriage and kids?. You gotta be kidding me.

Yeah. We got our whole lives to grow up.

We should be young!

Yeah!

Impulsive!

Whoa!

Mmm.

I have to tell you, I always thought

you and l were doomed.

Yeah?. Why is that?.

She's so sweet, friendly and perfect.

It makes me want to puke.

Yeah?.

Yeah.

Sounds horrible alright.

(Bo) What do you feel like having?.

(Erin) Whatever you are.

Look at us! Having a few beers in the night.

And where's sweet Iittle Erin!

[Les Iaughs]

Les?.

Huh?. What?. Whoa! Hey, Erin!

What, uh, what are you doin' here?.

I'm buying the lady a drink.

Got a problem with that?.

I see you're rebounding well.

Yeah, I see you're doing the same.

So, you and, uh,

Dudley Do-Right are gonna live happily ever after.

Well, Bo happens to be a very sweet mature man,

something that you know nothing about.

Ooh.

And I Iike him very much.

Whatever.

Well said, darling. Whoa!

Two more of these, please.

Somebody let the tiger out, [roar]

Come here, baby.

Sure.

Come here, Bo.

Let's just get out of here, come on.

[smack and sigh]

Wow!

Damn!

Give me a ride, cowboy?.

Yeeha!

Let's have another one of those.

Get off of me.

What?.

[bell ringing distant]

[whistles as to call something]

Unteka. [calls whistling]

Come here, Iittle fella.

[hissing]

Whoa, how'd you get so big?

AIright. Come on.

In you go, fella.

(mother) Duff.

Duff.

[hissing]

Whoa! Geez!

[groan]

Just stay in here and try not to eat anything.

Duff.

Duff.

(Les) Oh no.

Good to see you too.

We didn't, uh--

What?. Get piss-drunk and screw for hours under the moon?.

Yeah, that.

No. You wouldn't shut up about Erin.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Mm. Don't be. It was sweet. In a pathetic kind of way.

The least I can do is buy you some pancakes.

I guess that will have to do.

[siren]

No way!

Erin?.

I got a report of an abandoned vehicle.

I guess it wasn't abandoned after all.

Uh, this looks bad but you have to trust me on this.

Nothing happened.

You're a real pig, Les.

What?.

You let Big Bo cram his tongue down your throat!

That's all I did!

That's all that happened here!

You must think I'm real stupid, huh?.

[sigh]

Mr. Patterson! Mr. Cooley!

I got a question about killin'!

You said something about killin'?.

Now don't Iisten to a word

that son of a bitch says.

You wanna know about killin', you ask me.

It's about killin' snakes.

Belly crawlers are a particular specialty of mine.

You couldn't catch a snake

if it had two tails on it!

I could catch more than you!

Like hell you could.

Please! This ain't your average snake.

It's an Unteka. Y'all heard of it?.

A long time ago. Never seen one though.

Nobody has. Just some injun spook story.

Like the boogie man for little injun kids.

What's the story?.

A big monster snake that supposedly

ate up a bunch of injun 1 00 years ago.

If so, if somebody, and I'm not saying it's me,

uh, were to let the snake loose,

how would that person, who's not me, go about killin' it?.

Unless he's full-grown,

I suppose you could kill it like any other snake.

You could shoot it.

You could burn it.

Or you could stab it right in the brain.

[hissing]

[gushing]

Oh.

[bird cries out distant]

[bird cries out distant]

(Les) T sk, tsk, yeah, yeah. Bow wow, bow wow.

Good girl.

You're drinking?.

Yeah. So?.

What happened to heaven and hell?.

It's been a pretty rough day, okay?.

What's wrong with you?.

Oh, you know, snake troubles.

Ah, sorry, dude.

Where's Ma?.

Mm. Out having fun, I guess.

Shouldn't you be out with Erin?.

Yeah, well, girl trouble.

We should get some more beers.

(Les) Oh, God, and her eyes,

don't get me started on her eyes.

Erin's got the most beautiful blue eyes.

Yeah, her eyes, her smile, her hair! Yeah! Yeah!

I think we've heard all we want to hear

about the late great Erin Seymour.

If you love her so much,

why don't you just marry her?.

(man at bar) Yeah! What's the matter?

It's 'cause he's afraid.

Shut up.

Yeah. He's afraid of getting married.

Afraid of movin' out of his mama's house.

Afraid of snakes.

Afraid of everything.

I said shut up!

[groan]

(man at bar) Ten bucks on the Iittle guy!

You're on.

I've been waitin' a long time for this.

Yeah?. Me too.

I'll whup you like Dad never got to.

(thin man at bar) Say! You're boss!

Get him in the Adam's apple.

[loud thud] [groan]

[all groan]

(Les) Geez, man.

(Duff) Les, I'm sorry.

Son of a--

You okay? You alright?

Alright! Ow!

That's it. Come here.

Look what you done!

(Les) Sorry, man.

(thin man at bar) Get outta here! Come on!

Go on home so you can sober up.

Break it up! Come on!

Hey! Hey!

I'll take you on right now! Come here!

Leave him alone. Back off.

Turn me loose and I'll show those punks!

Teach them a Iesson to spill my drink.

You boys get on home now, you hear?.

Hey! Where you goin'?.

I'm not drivin'.

How am l gonna get home?.

Walkin'!

That's not fair, man. Come back here!

[thunder]

[dog growls]

[dog whimpers and snake hisses]

Erin!

Erin!

Sorry.

You were right.

You were right.

Ah. Oh, yeah.

Mm.

[chuckles]

[shooting and sirens over TV]

[hiss]

Huh?.

[hissing]

[Duff shouts in horror]

[shouts]

[muffled] I don't wanna die! I'm too young!

Erin. Hey.

I was--I was waiting for you.

God, you're a wreck.

Yeah, um, I know you're mad at me,

and I understand what all "that" must have looked like,

but, l--it doesn't matter.

The point is I--I-- I realized something, Iast night.

Or, had pounded into my head, that l, um--

What?.

(Bo) Can't handle your Iiquor?

Just go.

No, uh--

Y eah.

I'll, uh,

talk to you later?.

Les, wait.

Here. T ake this with you.

I just thought you might want your stuff back.

Yeah.

Thanks.

[whistles to dog]

Duff?

[clock chimes softly]

Duff!

Mama!

Duff!

Mama!

Mama!

Duff!

Mama!

[creak]

Oh my God.

[female voice over radio]

Hey.

Hey, Erin.

I'm so sorry.

Does anybody know what happened?.

No, they haven't found any bodies so there's still hope.

No, they gotta be dead.

There's so much blood.

They looked around the house,

and all the animals are gone.

What?.

Your cat, the dog, every hen.

(Bo) They're gone.

Pardon me, Iover,

I apologize for not paying much attention to your life earlier,

but I need to know

what exactly did you do last night?.

What do you mean?.

Easy, Bo.

What I mean is, I find you on my girlfriend's porch,

sunny side drunk, bloody knuckles, torn clothes.

Looks a little fishy, that's all.

That's enough, Bo!

I was at the bar.

And what about the blood?.

Well, me and Duff, we kind of fought.

And now he's dead.

What, you--?. Are you saying I killed my family?.

I didn't say it. You did.

Oh, okay, then Sherlock, who killed all the chickens?.

Oh, I don't know, the cat?.

Oh, then who killed the cat?.

The dog?.

Then who killed the dog?.

No, don't tell me, I did that too!

That's a formal confession. I'll need to get my tape recorder.

You can be a real ass.

Les, wait!

Don't listen to him. I believe you.

Last time I saw him, we fought.

I'm gonna have to live with that the rest of my life.

[sigh]

Come on. Let's go.

(Les) I just can't believe

someone in town could've done this.

(Erin) Maybe it wasn't a person.

What do you mean?.

It could've been an animal

Iike a bear, or cougar, maybe.

No, there'd be bodies, or-- parts at least.

Whoa!

[man gasps]

My goats! My goats!

What is it?.

You folks won't believe this.

My goats. My goats.

See? I told you. Look. My goats!

Oh, God. It smells awful!

Yesterday, I had 20 of the finest goats you could ever find.

And today I've got--

I don't know what the hell I've got.

Not much.

What the hell are these things?.

Remains. Blood, bones, hair.

Where's it all coming from?

[bleating]

One's still alive.

That's Gerty! Come on!

Oh my God!

What the hell happened to her!

Put her out of her pain!

I don't--

[bleats]

Whoa! You gonna shoot her?.

Why?. You want to do it?.

No.

We can't just let it suffer.

(Les) These things,

where could they be coming from?

Any animal could do it if it was big enough.

What kind of animal?.

Well, this might sound crazy but, snakes could.

Snakes!?.

When they swallow their prey,

they lay dormant and allow their food to digest,

and whatever they can't digest,

bones, hair, teeth, they regurgitate.

They puke it up.

Yeah. And then they go looking for something else to eat.

What kind of snake would eat

a whole herd of goats?

I got your call, sweetie.

What the hell happened down here?.

I don't know, but something's killed Getty's goats.

Does anybody know what that something might be?

Not yet.

I'd like to hear what Mr. ambulance driver here

has to say about what's going on.

Well, I think it could be--

a snake.

I'm sorry, I think l misheard you.

You said you think a snake's done all this?.

Yeah, I did.

Your family's dead, you have a motive.

Circumstantial evidence all over your knuckles.

No alibi, say mountain lion, wolf, something.

But snake?.

I think he might be right.

I'm gettin' sick and tired of hearing all about this snake stuff.

Why don't you come with me? You're under arrest.

What?

What are you doin'?.!

Until I find out what's goin' on around here,

I'm gonna keep a close eye on this one.

Bo, wait!

I ain't waitin' fer nothin', Erin!

(Les) Listen to me, you idiot.

You're making a big mistake!

You got no charges here!

I gave you the right to remain silent.

Fer God's sakes, won't you use it already?.

Listen. You gotta listen to me.

Now, more people are gonna start dyin' here!

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You arrogant redneck bonehead! Listen to me!

There's no shower in here!

(Mom) Okay, you pick one now.

[children laughing]

Dad! James keeps buggin' me!

Derek, don't be a wuss.

James, don't play dirty.

Hey, come on, cut it out.

[radio makes strange noises]

Cheap Chinese piece of crap.

(Mom) Hey, guys! Cut it out!

Go wash up for dinner.

[gasp] Kaylee, get the boys and get in the car.

Why?.

Do it now!

[gasp] Derek! James! Get in the truck!

Hurry up!

Mom, why?.

Get in the car!

Cool.

Go!!

You are not gettin' my family!

Alright, bring it on!

This one's for the good old red, white and blue!

Come on!

[shouting]

No no!

Ah! Ah! Ahhh!

(James) Dad! Dad!

[everyone screaming]

Get back!

No! No! [crying]

[gentle lapping of waves]

[siren]

Bo, I'm glad you're here.

Something's happened to the Jensen family.

The campsite's been abandoned.

Maybe they're hiking.

No. The glass, it's shattered and there's blood all on in the inside.

Hmm. Maybe they wrecked their jeep and, uh, went lookin' for help.

Not likely. They were probably hiding from somebody

or some thing that was trying to attack them.

Something?. Like a bear?.

No, look at these. There's bite-marks. Long narrow teeth.

And they're in pairs.

So whatever we're Iooking for, it only has two teeth?

Like a snake.

Or maybe even a vampire! [Iaughs]

[car honks]

Now, Bo, do tell me.

What's the big emergency?.

Well, it seems we have a real problem on our hands.

I see you have.

Yeah, but the boys and I are all over it.

Ha. Sure you don't need some bigger guns?.

Maybe I oughta place a call to the city.

No, we can handle this. I swear it.

Any idea what you up against?.

Mr. Kornferry, I know this is gonna sound crazy,

but I think we have a giant snake on the loose.

You say we have a what now?.

A snake.

No, I'm serious.

We should alarm the whole town.

Maybe even call off the county fair.

Cancel the fair?. It's only a day away.

Sir, I have a PhD. in zoology,

and I know a lot about animals. Snakes in particular.

And this is definitely the work of a giant snake.

Right. Some magically disappearin' monster snake?.

Okay, that's enough. You're embarrassing yourself now.

No, I know about snakes. They hunt in three ways.

Smells in the air, vibrations in the ground and heat.

If there is a giant snake out there,

that country fair is gonna be one big dinner.

The fair is the biggest exhibition of the year.

It'll be a bloodbath.

Okay, you're officially in charge of hunting the phantom snake.

You gather your boys and find out whoever did this

or whatever did this!

I know what I'm talking about!

Simmer down, little britches!

Nobody is listening to me!

You just let Big Bo take care of this.

If you're afraid of that big bad snake,

then you just stay out of the woods, Iittle darlin'.

Come on, mayor!

There you go.

[birds calling, wood creaking]

[wood cracks]

Hello?. Somebody there?.

(female voice) Where should I put this?

(Bo) [indistinct]

This one?.

The one on the bottom.

[Les, whisper] What are you doing here?.

Getting you out of here before Big Bo finds out.

Why?.

Because you're the only one who believes me.

I'm the only one who believes you.

So we might as well do this together.

What about Big Bo?.

This snake is a lot bigger than Big Bo.

Bo, can you look at this?. Bo?.

Yeah.

You know, Faye, you have, uh, lovely eyes.

Bo, you're not lookin' at my eyes.

What about Erin?.

What about her?.

I thought you two were together now.

She was all over you at the bar.

Erin, Iittle miss perfect, she's a tease.

I'm a man, Faye, and men have needs.

Whoa! What the hell is that?.

It's a snake skin.

That's a snake skin?.

I found it about a mile up the river

from the latest killing. Do you know how long it is?.

Yeah, too damn long!

Thirty feet.

Wonderful.

Do you want to know the bad news?.

Badder than a 30-foot snake?.

Yeah. It's growing.

This snake's gonna get bigger?.

By the looks of these marks, it's growing fast.

What kind of snake could grow this big this fast?.

I don't know. And I know snakes.

So whatever it is, it must be extremely, extremely rare.

Extremely rare, extremely dangerous, extremely awesome snake.

Uh, it's something my brother said to me before he--disappeared.

I don't get it.

See, I know it's gonna sound crazy,

but the day before my brother--died,

he brought this thing home. A snake in a jar.

He said it was extremely rare and dangerous.

When that jar broke, I swear that snake doubled in size.

You gotta be kidding.

There was something different about that snake.

Know where it came from?.

No, he just kept it in this disgusting little jar.

Do you still have it?.

No, I threw it in the trash.

I'll bet you it's still there.

Come on, it might give us some clues.

(officer) Bo!

What the heck are you doing?.

Can't you see I got my hands full here?.

You better come take a look at this.

[sigh] Alright.

I don't get it, Bo.

I thought you said there was no snake out there.

Oh, shut up.

Whoa, that's big. Ick.

Les is gone. I just checked.

Oh, son of a--

I thought somebody was watching the cell.

Yeah, somebody was supposed to be.

We aren't really going out to catch this thing, are we?.

Maybe it's time to call in the cavalry.

Break out the shotguns and gas up the ATVs.

We got ourselves a big-ass snake to kill.

[engines running loud and fast]

(Bo) Oh, Christ.

It's shedding more skin. That means it's still growing.

(officer without hat) I hope not.

What the hell is that?.

Oh, it's what's left of the Jensen family!

(Bo) How can this thing be eating so much?.

(officer with hat) Come on, guys.

Let's get out of here.

[scream]

(officer without hat) Bo, watch out!

[screams]

(Bo) [gasping] No! No!

Bo!!

[much gasping]

Oh, G-- Oh, God.

[screaming]

[Bo sobbing]

[sobbing] Help me!

[shouts with echo] Somebody, please help me!

[shrieks]

[sobs] Please help me.

Help me!

[shrieks with pain]

[dog barking]

What in the hell--?.

Wait for me!

Hey, slow down.

Who's out there?.

I'm over here. Please help me.

PIease.

It's late and I'm drunk.

You better have a damn good excuse for this.

Please help me. Please.

What happened?.

Please help me. Oh, Christ, please help me.

Come on, boy. Say it!

Snake.

Snake?.

I might be half drunk,

but did he say a snake did this?.

Snake.

Oh. He's dead.

Snake. That's what I was afraid of.

That's what it sounded like to me.

You okay?.

Yeah, I just don't know if I can do this.

What?.

I haven't been here since--

I just don't know if I can see that again.

We gotta get that jar.

[Les sighs deeply]

Okay, where are we going?.

The kitchen.

Now he had the snake on the table there.

And it broke down there, which means

it's gotta be back here somewhere.

Probably--right here.

Look.

Yeah, that's it alright.

Check this out.

What's it say?.

I don't know.

Some sort of native North American symbols.

[creaking footsteps]

(Les) Patterson!

Lester, long time no see.

Yeah, what are y'all doing here so Iate at night and--

so heavily armed?.

Huntin' snakes.

You saw the snake?.

Not us. Big Bo.

But he didn't live long enough to tell.

He's dead?.!

Extremely.

Folks in town said something fishy

is going on up at your place.

We just thought we'd come and have a look around.

You're gonna want to take a look at this.

Day before he died my brother brought a snake in a jar.

It was different. It grew real big real fast.

Unteka.

Exactly!

Unteka?.

That's what Duff said.

There's symbols on the jar.

Y'all know what they mean?.

Lemme see that.

Recognize it?.

It's Native. Kitawa.

What's that?.

Cherokees. Great warriors. Lots of legends.

Y'all know any Kitawa around here?.

One, but he's a real hard-ass.

I suppose you know where we can find him.

(Erin) This can't be it.

I got a feeling it is.

(Les) Hello?.

Hello?.

Hello!

I don't think anybody's here.

Jeez.

(S. Hawk) Who are you?

What are you doing in my shop?.

Are you here to steal from me?.

No, no, look, I got this.

The jar! It's broken!

Why did you break the jar?.

I didn't. That was my brother.

That--Doug!

Duff Daniels!

Duff.

That slow-witted, half-minded--

Yeah, he's dead.

So it's already eaten something living too.

Well, it gets worse.

How much?.

A whole hell of a lot.

(Cooley) How big you figure that sonuvabitch is?

According to legend, 70 feet.

Seventy feet?. Are you serious?.

This ain't gonna be enough.

Well, I'm fresh out of dynamite and plutonium.

There's gotta be something else.

I got something.

Yeah? What?

I just hope you ain't too attached

to that there grill.

(Les) They got a bunch of guns down at the police station.

(S. Hawk) Guns?.!

One cannot kill Unteka in flesh.

One must kill him from within.

Right. How exactly does one kill him from within?.

One must not fear the heart of the snake.

Alright. What the hell does that mean?.

As much as it needs flesh and blood, it needs fear.

It strengthens it, gives it power.

It is the body he eats, but it is the fear he devours.

That's just a bunch of mystical mumbo jumbo.

Maybe, but it makes sense.

Think how snakes hunt.

Through smells, vibrations and heat.

When your body reacts to fear,

it gives off signals that would attract a snake.

Only when you are without fear,

can you kill the snake's heart.

One cannot kill Unteka in flesh.

One must kill him from within.

So you're saying your ancestors

actually went inside the snake.

You're out of your mind, let's get out of here.

Wait, it makes complete sense.

Snakes use venom, fangs and constriction

to subdue their prey.

To keep it from running away before they can swallow it.

If you don't fear the snake,

it can swallow you whole.

And then you could kill it from within.

Yeah?.

I feel that sonuvabitch is here somewhere!

Maybe we should draw him out.

Yeah, play something different.

What do you want to hear?

Something with a heap of bass in it.

Something I wouldn't mind dying to.

Do it, boy.

Y eah, that's right.

So are you gonna help us kill it?.

(S. Hawk) My people, the Kitawa,

have hunted and destroyed the great snakes.

My grandfathers and their grandfathers protected these lands.

Now, generations later the Unteka has returned.

And brings a horror of which you cannot conceive.

It is with great pride that I will help you kill the Unteka.

And take my place in Kitawa legend.

Golly! Drive for it! Drive!

Step on it, Patterson!

I see it! Y eeha!

Speed it up! He's gaining on us!

Let's go!

[gasping]

[laughing] Aghhhh!

Yeeha!

[gasping]

Yeeeha! [laughs]

What?. Damn! What's wrong with this piece of junk?.

Get us out of here!

Alright!

Don't spare the squirrels! Let's go!

[groaning]

Oh, dang it, come on!

Get it out of here! Get us out of here!

AIright! AIright! Calm down!

There it is! Come on!

Burn that rubber! Let's go!

Come on, baby! Come on!

Floor it! It's a-comin'!

I'm gunnin' it! Oh, crap!

Come on, now!

Hang on!

Keep it going!

Oh, my Ieg!

My Ieg! Ah!

Run, Patterson, run! [shouting]

Oh, no! Oh, no!

For the Iove of-- Shoot, Patterson!

Patterson, run! Run!

I'm gonna help you!

[shrieks]

[groans]

(Erin) This is your family's farm.

This here is old man Rickenbacker's farm,

and this is where we found the Jensen family.

Remember what I told you about how snakes do their digesting?.

Y eah, they swallow it, lay around digesting it,

and puke the rest up, right?.

Right. So if snakes have lairs and if this snake has a lair,

then it's gotta be somewhere between these three different attacks.

What's between these three points?.

What?.

[clears throat]

Oh no.

Welcome to opening night of the Thornton County Fair.

And this awfully unusual cold weather!

[audience boos]

Okay, boys and girls, we got a big surprise for you now.

Feedback! Feedback!

Hi, kids!

(all) Hi, Feedback!

Tonight I'm gonna teach you guys about electricity,

and the ways to stay safe.

[laughter]

[thud, breaking glass]

[loud laughter]

(man with cap) Let's go get some food.

We're so mad!

You guys. Where's my stash?.

Ooh. Ooh.

Kitty-kitty.

Come here, kitty.

[laughter]

[louder laughter]

(male voice) Come on, guys. Everybody out.

(female voice) Okay, Katie. Come on.

Let's go, Iet's go!

[indistinct]

[happy chatter]

And you're not gonna eat any food before you go on the rides.

So you have a good time.

Where'd Katie go?

Katie. Katie.

Katie.

[Katie chatters happily]

Oh, thank goodness! There you are.

Katie.

H i, Mommy.

Come on, baby.

(girl) Easy, Mark. Someone could see us.

Come on.

What?. Wait. Someone's watching.

Don't be crazy. Who can see us?.

Just a little hump, hm?.

No, mister.

Hey. Come back here.

[rustling and Mark gasps]

Mark.

Mark, come on.

Mark, come on, let's go back to the fair.

[gushing]

[screams with horror]

[many screams with delight]

[scream of horror]

What the hell--?.

Oh my God!

(child's voice) Come on, there's a monster!

[gasping]

[much screaming]

(child's voice) Faster! Faster! Faster!

Now, rule number two is,

if you think you see something dangerous,

tell a grownup.

Okay, can you say it with me?

Come on, little guy, say it with me.

If you see something dangerous, tell a grownup.

Snake. Snake!

Whoa!

[screaming]

(man's voice) Run!

That's it! Time for some feedback!

Eat this!

(child's voice) Help us, Feedback! Help us, Feedback!

I'm coming, kids!

Mommy! Mommy!

Come on, kids! Let's go! Come on!

Come on, let's go, let's go!

Come on, kids, go! Go! Stick with me!

Whoa, that's big.

[screaming]

(Les) Oh my God. Watch out!

We're too late!

Let's go! Let's go!

[shriek]

[screams]

(woman) Go! Come on, you have to leave now!

Go! Come on!

[screams]

Move! Move it!

Go, go, go!

Sir! Get up and get out!

Come on, go! Move! Fast!

Ma'am, ma'am! Move!

Go, go, go!

I'll keep the snake at bay!

Hurry!

[scream]

Did you see that?.

It's incredible!

Yeah, that's great.

(little girl) Mommy! Mommy!

(Mommy) Alex!

Mommy!

No!!

Alex!

Hey!!

Mommy!

My baby!

[Erin screams]

Erin!!

No!!!

[loud cry]

[snake groans]

Erin.

We must kill Unteka.

I got news for you, pal.

That thing is one-- If we stick around here,

it's gonna get us too!

You're giving up! The Kitawa never retreat!

We never let this snake chase us from our home!

[Erin gasping over radio] Help! Les!

Erin!

Erin!!

Yes!

Les!

You hear that?. That was her voice on the walkie!

She's still alive inside that thing!

We got to find her before it's too late!

Now you're talking!

[recorded sinister Iaughter]

[recorded wailing]

[recorded sinister Iaughter]

[muffled shouts]

[wailing]

[recorded sinister Iaughter]

[strangled shriek]

It's here.

Where?.

[recorded sinister Iaughter]

[shout]

Get up! Do something!

[groan]

I can't.

What?.

[choked] I'm wounded.

What? What are you talking about?

You must do it!

No, no, no! I'm no lndian warrior!

You're one-tenth.

Remember.

Do not fear the heart of the snake.

Do not fear the heart of the snake.

[roar]

Come on! Come on, you can do it, Les!

[groaning]

[groans and grunts]

Les!

[shouts]

Les!

[gasping]

Les!

Les, you did it!

You did it!

We gotta get Erin out!

Help me! We gotta get Erin out!

[choking and coughing]

Les! You did it! You killed it!

I guess I did.

Does anybody want to get out of this snakehole?.

Sure.

Come on.

[rooster crows]

Wanna see Mom?.

Hi, honey.

Wanna see Mom?.

Mommy, how you truckin'?.

[happy gurgling] Ma--ma.

Hi.

[rooster crows]

[silence]