skir-r-r-r

Updated: April 30, 2025

The two last, though inferior in size to the boas, are more to be dreaded; and my horse springs back when he sees the one glistening through the grass, or hears the "skir-r-r-r" of the other threatening to strike. Quadrupeds and quadrumana appear. The jaguar is not far distant, "laired" in the secret depths of the impenetrable jungle.

Mayne Reid - The Rifle Rangers