Verdigris Ravine She ain't out to get you, but she's better on your side

Alarm shot through S'ari as she saw her sister rushing toward her looking terrified. Slow down, she said. Explain. Poison? Poison where? In the water? S'ari had just drunk from the water minutes ago and it had smelled and tasted fine. Perhaps Ri'zura meant there were venomous snakes nearby, but those existed everywhere in the desert. Unless a nest of them had set up in the Ravine, and there were babies. That could be very dangerous, as baby snakes did not know when to stop biting, and would release all the venom they had...