Chapter 36: Chapter 36: The Maw Of The Serpent Part 1

Pentam lay on his bunk and grinned. Cal had left him with a kiss which set his whole body to tingling. His plan to capture the serpent had worked to perfection. It didn't even bother him that Cal got the honour of it being named after her. She deserved it. He'd have plenty of opportunity.

Pentam organized a couple more excursions to capture the sea serpents. They caught two over the course of the week. A small one, under eight feet in length went into one of the immense preserving jars. The larger one, over fifteen feet, was dissected, its bones and skin cleaned, dried and packed away with the first.

Dan suggested testing to find what the chemical was which made eyes burn during dissection. They discovered it was a very concentrated hydrofluoric acid.

"Perhaps it helps the serpent digest its meals. The dissection showed it doesn't use those teeth to chew."