[Silco was not to arrogant as to not have acquired a talisman for this little adventure away from the relative safety of his office. He liked to be prepared for situations, especially when it was his neck on the line and not someone he hired to do the dirty work for him.]

Indeed. It doesn't seem like they are going to willing move, and we should prevent bites as much as possible.

[He dropped the shovel from his shoulder and offered it to Levi, who seemed to be the one taking the lead when it came to their progress in this matter.]

We should have considered a trash can to scoop them into. [He looked around. Snakes might be useful in their future after all.]