[ A moment of very purposeful silence stretches after that admission and he just makes a defeated gesture before laughing. ]

I guess the snakes make sense now. Okay.

[ Him being well-read is just a perk of having a famous archeologist for a father. Imagine if he wasn't curious, what a disappointment he'd have been. The humor tapers off as he calms with the question. ]

In short? They want the planet back from humanity and don't really want to share. Most people don't realize they exist in plain sight. My father got possessed by one.

[ When has that ever ended well? Whoopie wasn't going around Japan at that time exorcising demons. Too busy with Patrick Swayze. Alas. ]