Terrick, who was just getting down onto his belly to start through the tunnel, could only hear a muffled yell, but could not hear what was said. Col, however, could hear just fine. "You're almost through!" he yelled back as he gave Pike's feet a hard push forward.
"Cripes, you devious ****!" Pike cursed at Col as the bandit tried to push him further towards the snake. He tried to brace himself against the wall, but was still pushed forward an inch or two closer to the snake. It hissed threateningly in his face and swung its head dangerously from side to side, but didn't strike. In an effort to stop Col, he kicked backwards with his boots, aiming for anything that would inflict some pain. "I could smash your face in, scum!"