Ophidian Carol

Away in a burrow, in warm humid earth,
The little Lord Hffss-shthhh from egg had his birth.
The Nagas looked up through the deep-lying soil
To see little Hffss-shthhh so slowly uncoil.
 
The eyes of the raptors see all here below,
But little Lord Hffss-shthhh, no fear does he show.
I love little Hffss-shthhh, his scales are so sleek,
He'll slither away from the eagle's sharp beak.