Predator Stalking Shadows 31

"Maybe it was a rabbit. Or a snake. Or a rat. He edged closer to Cook, feeling like a fly trying not to set off a vibration in a spider's web. "What do you think?" he murmured. "Should we check it out or just keep going? We're only-" That was when the animal erupted out of the long grass and sprang toward them. Scott had to hand it to his men. Their reflexes were excellent. The animal was still in mid-leap when they started firing, hitting the creature with round after round, the barrage of sound from their rifles tearing the stillness of the day apart."pg.231 chpt.9