[ so much snake. Sorry about that. Draco sort of wishes he weren't this long too, but so be it. At least he's fast. ]

That's true. You probably don't want the water so much.

But I'm not entirely sure you want to approach the humans around here either. They're not...terribly fond of us, you see.

As disconcerting as my appearance is, I assure you, I'm perfectly safe. [ he holds up his hands in a show of surrender, or at least to show that he's unarmed. Not that he needs to be armed with those claws. ]