Taming the Black Serpents

A tangled nest of thick, black serpents lay coiled in the dark shadows beneath the television stand, daring to obstruct my nighttime patrol. I advanced with deliberate steps, my three jaws bared to strike. These motionless vipers thought their rubbery hides could withstand my grip. Stepping forward, I planted one heavy foot upon a thick cable and seized another between my burly claws. With a forceful heave, I pinned the sprawling cord firmly beneath a heavy wooden coaster nearby, subduing its defiant curl. The dark tangle surrendered, pinned flat against the floorboards under my sovereign command.