The strange glow on his finger pulsated like ripples.
Carl realized that the bite the snake had given him was not painful. It felt more like the snake was trying to get something from him, as if wanted a response. In that moment, a magical and wonderful feeling washed over the young man.
He felt like he could now communicate with the baby snake. He could now understand everything that the snake was thinking about.
The baby snake was sleepy and wanted to sleep, so it coiled itself within his palm, shut its eyes and did just that.
Carl stared at the tiny snake in his palm. He was a little perplexed, but also pleasantly surprised. He started to feel sleepy as well, so he laid back down on his bed and succumbed to his drowsiness.
The next day, he opened his eyes to see the baby snake sitt
