The Snakes of Eden
There was a splash. Then a thud, as Eric Bradley's body was flung back from the railing. His body twitched and jerked, convulsing as a small, snake-like beast slithered and slurped up his gray matter, consuming the very memories and final thoughts of the poor sailor. A cacophony of neurons fired in a symphony of pain and fear, and that was all that was left of poor Eric Bradley. A second later the disgusting creature slammed its coned tail through the dead mans brain stem and his body curled like a dead spider. The corpse shuddered as the strange beast pulsed within it's hollow skull.