Principle, obligation, personal code, whatever you call it, it has the same result. Sephiroth gets to go first, with Popp looking around and following warily. He'd love to know whether he has to worry about being attacked by giant snakes or not! Maybe it will be fine, actually...?

"Identifying it as snake meat doesn't make it sound more appetizing!"

If they're big enough to eat, wouldn't it go both ways?! It's probably just ribbon snakes out here, at least, but of course Seph is going deeper in... Less shy than the actual snakes, the occasional shed skin is a decent hint on what kind of snake size they might have to deal with.

Popp picks one up, having gotten over much of his hesitation upon not being immediately beset by reptiles with dripping murderous fangs.

"Think this is good for anything? It's kind of flimsy."