One day on Sonoran Desert, a diamondback rattlesnake named Dusty was out hunting for his lunch. But a roadrunner spotted him.
Dusty: I need to hide.
He slithered quickly away. But the roadrunner was catching up.
Dusty: I've got to losssse him. Huh?
Just then, a coyote ran towards him.
Dusty: A coyote. I'm outta here.
Dusty quickly slithered away again. Then he saw a spotted skunk.
Spotted skunk: Looks like I found lunch.
The predators cornered the snake. But Dusty dashed away.
Coyote: Get him.
Dusty slithered in a hole.
Dusty: It's not so ssssafe here with all these predatorssss trying to eat me. I'll have to find somewhere elsssse to live.
He peeped out the hole. The predators were gone.
Dusty: I guess they gave up. Now to get out of here without being spotted.
He slithered away from the hole. He kept going until he reached the Prairies of North America.
Dusty: Finally. The Prairie grounds. Ssssomewhere away from those desert predators.
Then he saw a rock.
Dusty: Aah. A nicccce place to rest.
He was about to sleep on the rock. But a prairie rattlesnake named Danny came up to him.
Danny: Excusssse me?
He woke up.
Dusty: Yessss?
Danny: I don't mean to be rude, but that'ssss my resting spot.
Dusty: Too late. I'm here now.
Danny: Well then, you'll have to go ssssomewhere else.
Dusty: Look. I'm ssssorry. I didn't know this was your sssspot. Can't we just share it? You know, sssstart over? Be friendssss?
Danny: Yeah right.
Dusty: No, really. My name is Dusty.
Danny: Name's Danny. And I don't like sharing my spot. My brother was defending hissss spot from prairie kingsnake. Then he got killed and eaten.
Dusty: Oh. I'm ssssorry to hear that.
Danny: So that's why I can't trusssst anyone.
(Prairie wolf howling)
Some prairie wolves were coming from different sides.
Danny: Great. Prairie wolves.
Dusty: Prairie wolves? They look more like coyotessss.
Danny: They are coyotessss.
They started walking towards the snakes.
Dusty: I have a plan.
Danny: Okay. What is it? Using our rattling warningssss on a whole pack of dogs won't work.
Dusty: You're right. Alright, jusssst find a hole.
They both slithered away. The coyotes were hot on their tails.
The snakes found a hole and hid.
Coyote 1: Where are they?
Coyote 2: I don't know. Let's find them.
(Prairie wolves howling)
Dusty: Okay. The coasssst is clear.
Just then, Tracker the prairie wolf came up to them.
Danny: Great. There'ssss still a wolf. I guess I'll teach him some manners.
Tracker: Relax, man. I won't eat you. Anyways, bye.
Then Tracker left.
Danny: Oh. I guess not everyone is out to hunt ussss.
Dusty: I wouldn't chance it.
Danny: Listen, Dusty. I'm ssssorry. You know, about not sharing my spot. You should have it.
Dusty: I don't mind sharing. Let's both have it.
But a kingsnake had already claimed it.
Dusty: Excusssse me. You're in our sssspot.
Prairie Kingsnake: Sssso what?
Danny: Dude. That's a prairie kingsnake. Their predators of rattlesnakes.
Prairie Kingsnake: That'ssss right. Now if you don't mind.
Dusty: No way. That'ssss our spot.
The kingsnake coiled around Dusty and Danny.
Prairie Kingsnake: Yessss. And now it'ssss mine.
Danny: Dusty. Let's go.
Dusty: No. We're sssstanding our ground.
Prairie Kingsnake: Really? You do know I could kill you and eat you up. So I suggesssst you leave me alone.
Both: Okay.
He uncoiled them and went to sleep.
Dusty: I guess we find a new place to sleep.
Danny: Okay. But where?
They traveled across the world until they reached the Cypress Swamps of Florida.
Dusty: The Cypress Swamps of Florida.
Danny: Seriously?
Dusty: I mean it's better than battling a kingsnake.
Danny: True.
They both found a resting spot. Just then, an eastern diamondback rattlesnake named Maddie approached.
Maddie: Um. Excusssse me. That'ssss my spot.
Dusty: Huh? Another snake?
Danny: Seriously? Again.
Maddie: Yes. I found thissss spot before you two.
Danny: No way. We found this sssspot fair and square. And we're keeping it. Right, Dusty? Um, Dusty?
Dusty and Maddie looked at each other. They had a crush on each other.
Dusty: Hi.
Maddie: Um, hello.
Danny: Um, Dusty?
Dusty: Oh, sorry. I'm Dusty, and this is Danny.
Danny: Hello.
Maddie: Oh. I'm Maddie.
Dusty: We don't mind sharing.
Danny: What? No. This is our sssspot.
Dusty: Come on, Danny. It's just the three of ussss. No one elsssse.
Maddie: Um. Okay. By the way, I like your diamond patternssss.
Dusty: Uh. Thank you. I like your diamond patternssss even more.
Maddie: Oh. Thank you. I like your patternssss too, Danny.
Danny: Thank you. Well, I'm going to ssssleep.
(screen changes)
When he did go to sleep, Dusty and Maddie were talking to each other somewhere where they didn't wake up Danny.
Maddie: Really?
Dusty: Yep. I jusssst to wanted hunt and be alone. But three predators, a coyote, a roadrunner, and a skunk came acrossss me. I mean don't you predators know personal sssspace?
Maddie: (giggling) Soundssss like you were tassssty to them.
Dusty: Ha-ha. Very funny.
Maddie: You wanna hunt?
Dusty: Oh. I'm in. I haven't eaten anything when I was traveling. (flicks his tongue in and out) Hold on. (flicks his tongue in and out again) You ssssmell that?
Maddie: (flicks her tongue in and out) Yeah. I ssssmell...
(both flicks their tongues)
Both: Mouse.
They sense the mouse with their heat vision and spotted it.
Maddie chased it, but it ran away. But Dusty ambushed and killed it for dinner. They both started eating. But they both slurped the rest of the mouse up and pressed onto each other.
Both: Oh. (laughing)
After that, they were talking to each other again.
(both laughing)
Dusty: That wassss crazy.
Maddie: Yeah. I was chasing and sssslithering after the mouse. But it almost got away. But then you came out of nowhere.
(both laughing)
Then accidentally pressed on each other's nostrils.
Both: Oh. Ssssorry.
Dusty: You know, thissss was kind of fun. Hanging out with you and Danny.
(both looking at Danny asleep, then turned back around giggling)
Maddie: I've got to agree. You two are kind of fun and crazy.
(Dusty laughing)
Dusty: Yeah. I had a wonderful time with you. Hey, you wanna see ssssomething amazing?
Maddie: Sure.
They both went up hill and looked at the stars.
Dusty: And open.
Maddie opened her eyes and saw the stars.
Maddie: Wow, it's beautiful.
Dusty: Not as beautiful assss you.
Maddie: Aww. Dusty. You are sssso sweet.
(both looking at Danny asleep again)
Maddie: (giggles) And sssso is Danny.
Dusty: Sssso. Since we're alone right now.
They both coiled around each other and kissed each other.
Danny woke up and saw them kissing.
(Danny looks at the screen)
Danny: Now that is jusssst beautiful. (winks his left and goes back to sleep)
(The end)
