You think so~? [ the snake hisses a little when kuranosuke gets closer, and malibu shifts uncomfortably to balance it. there does not appear to be any blood around the snake's mouth though. ]

Let me get this right. You want to...open...a venomous snake's mouth...without expecting it to bite? [ they sound like this is a terrible idea, and the snake agrees given the way it slowly slithers around malibu's shoulders. however, as it moves, there appears to be a flash of something along its back that was difficult to see before. ]