The three inches closest to a snake's skull was just as deadly as the rest of the seven inches because it was the most vulnerable part of their spines, which made it easier to stunt an attack. If Luther could control it, the python wouldn't be able to turn its head to bite him. If he could somehow break its spine, the nerves that connect to its brain would be destroyed. It would kill the snake with ease.
He changed the direction of another icicle that was headed toward the python, faster than it could dodge. The icicle hit its mark expertly two inches below its skull. It tore through the scales of its body and broke through its skin.
They heard a pop as the python's blood splattered out, and its body writhed in response and flew across the ground away from them.
Its body landed on the r
