The two women continue to struggle against the snakes, and the more they struggle, the more the snakes will attack them. They decide to try to conserve their strength and wait for rescue, but they realize that they might not be able to stay in their current position for long. They wonder how they can gain respite from the snakes' attacks, and they wonder if they would have been able to do so if they had not exchanged places as hostages
The two women continue to struggle against the snakes, and the more they struggle, the more the snakes will attack them. They decide to try to conserve their strength and wait for rescue, but they realize that they might not be able to stay in their current position for long. They wonder how they can gain respite from the snakes' attacks, and they wonder if they would have been able to do so if they had not exchanged places as hostages