He backed up slowly, heart pounding, his mind racing with possibilities. What was in their house? He grabbed a flashlight and shined it down into the murky water. That’s when he saw it. A snake. But not just any snake.
It was massive, its body coiled sluggishly in the water, taking up most of the space at the bottom of the staircase. Its skin was slick and glistening, the scales reflecting the dim light in eerie patterns. It must have entered the house through the open door, carried in by the flood.