King Cobra (1999 Video)

Scott Hillenbrand: Dr. Brad Kagen

Quotes 

• Nick Hashimoto : Hey, hey. Snakes pick up on vibrations in the ground. Ok? So we want to make as little noise as possible. But here's the game plan. We're gonna pound stakes into the ground, that's the reason for the rubber mallet. We're going to attach the razor wire to each stake very tightly with this wire and that's the reason for the cutters and the gloves. So remember, work as quietly as you can, look out for anything that may be moving and, um, expect the unexpected.

  Dr. Brad Kagen : [notices a grappling wire harness]  is that all you got?

  Nick Hashimoto : Yeah. Why? What?

  Dr. Brad Kagen : Don't you have some kind of modern technology to fight this thing?

  Nick Hashimoto : These are the tools of my trade, Brad. I've been at this for over 25 years.

  Jo Biddle : But this is no ordinary snake.

  Nick Hashimoto : Well, the methodology for catching a snake doesn't change. Besides, I've made some modifications.

  Dr. Brad Kagen : Why don't we just shoot the damn thing?

  Nick Hashimoto : Sure, let's shoot him, be my guest

  [holds shotgun over to Brad] 

  Nick Hashimoto : Go on shoot 'em. He's that tree over there. Shoot

  Dr. Brad Kagen : [takes shotgun]  Fine, you want me to shoot him? I'll shoot that tree.

  Nick Hashimoto : If you want to kill him instead of just pissing him off you're gonna have to hit him in the head. That's that rock about 6 inches off the ground. No, that's not him. There he is over there, he's that tree. Oh, he's going through the leaves, through the leaves, there he is at 10 O'Clock. Go ahead shoot him, man.

  Dr. Brad Kagen : Ok, ok. I got the idea.

  Nick Hashimoto : You better got it. Because if you don't you're dead. Now you're calm right now. But you see this guy eyeball-to-eyeball, your adrenaline is going to kick in, you will not be calm. There's probably two people amongst us here, ok, maybe one, that maybe-- maybe could get off a shot, if we get lucky and if we get a chance. Believe me, guys... The gun is not the way to go. At best, it's only a backup.

  Dr. Irwin Burns : You're gonna go up there now?

  Nick Hashimoto : Yeah, thought I'd take a look, check some things out.

  Dr. Brad Kagen : I'll come with you.

  Nick Hashimoto : No, you stay here.

  Dr. Brad Kagen : What happened to never being alone in case of a bite? You know I am qualified for that

  Nick Hashimoto : Ah, I almost forgot, doctor. Can you ride a bike?

  Dr. Brad Kagen : Yeah, I think so.

  Nick Hashimoto : There's an extra one in there.

  Jo Biddle : Why the bikes?

  Nick Hashimoto : Less vibrations. Gets you closer to the action. Besides, I ain't a very good runner. I'm Japanese. Japanese were not built to run, we were built to last.

• Dr. Irwin Burns : [Nick prevented Dr Burns from killing Seth with a shotgun]  What the hell is the matter with you? I had the shot.

  Nick Hashimoto : Shut up, that was not the plan.

  Dr. Irwin Burns : Never mind the plan. It'd be dead by now.

  Nick Hashimoto : Bullshit. You'd have missed.

  Dr. Irwin Burns : Not if you hadn't interferred.

  Nick Hashimoto : You screwed everything up!

  Dr. Irwin Burns : Your plan wasn't working!

  Jo Biddle : [shoots gun in the gun]  No time for this.

  Dr. Brad Kagen : Let's just figure out what to do.

  Nick Hashimoto : Theres nothing to figure out. We gotta find him and get him into the goddamn tube before he kills us all first.

  Dr. Irwin Burns : Look, I had the shot.

  Dr. Brad Kagen : Why didn't you just stick to the plan?

  Dr. Irwin Burns : The plan, as far as I'm concerned, is to kill it no matter how. I had the shot and he knows it.

• Dr. Brad Kagen : So what's in the syringe?

  Nick Hashimoto : Saltwater base with a high concentration of King Cobra venom.

  Jo Biddle : I thought you said a spoonful of that would kill 100 men

  Nick Hashimoto : Yeah, it would. But i've been bitten so many times, and injected myself with increased dosages over the years that...

  Dr. Brad Kagen : That your body's built up the antibodies to counteract the venom. Jeez, he's like a walking supply of Antivenin.

  Nick Hashimoto : Something like that.

  [He injects himself] 

  Nick Hashimoto : Ahhh.

  Dr. Brad Kagen : You ok?

  Nick Hashimoto : I'm all right.

  Jo Biddle : How many times have you been bit?

  Nick Hashimoto : A few times too many. 167 times to be exact.

  Dr. Brad Kagen : How often you inject yourself?

  Nick Hashimoto : Couple times a month. See I can't let my antibodies slide. Otherwise, I got to start all over and build 'em up again. My blood has save a few lives over the years. When I kick the bucket no one will even care about my organs, but my blood could be worth millions.

  Jo Biddle : So what was your worst bite?

  Nick Hashimoto : Well, none of 'em were exactly pleasant. But- this is quite a story. I was working with a black mamba some years ago... Called him Sammy. Sammy was a pretty docile animal, but I got a little too lax in handling him one day and, uh, Sammy put his fangs in right here

  [shows puncture wounds on his hand] 

  Nick Hashimoto : they went all the way through and came out here. Luckily, I kept my head, so i milked Sammy and pulled him out of my hand without getting too much venom into the wound. You might even say we were blood brothers from then on. He even sends me a card now and then.

  Jo Biddle : That's amazing, Hash.

  Nick Hashimoto : Jo, he doesn't really send me a...

  Jo Biddle : Hash, I got it. I meant the story.

  Dr. Brad Kagen : So, uh, Hash, you got a plan for tomorrow?

  Nick Hashimoto : Yep. Well, enough campfire stories for tonight. I think I'll go relieve Burns.

  Dr. Brad Kagen : I figured he had a plan. I was just kind of curious what it was.

  Jo Biddle : Yeah, I think he kind of missed that point.

  Dr. Brad Kagen : You do think he has a plan, don't ya?

  Jo Biddle : Oh, yeah, I'm sure he does.

  Dr. Brad Kagen , Jo Biddle : [at the same time]  Yeah, yeah, he's gotta have...

• Dr. Brad Kagen : They play dead?

  Nick Hashimoto : Yeah, like a dog. Cobras will do that sometimes to lure their prey in. They're very clever.

• Dr. Irwin Burns : If I can confirm the presence of these chemicals, then we'll know for sure if it was Seth.

  Dr. Brad Kagen : Venom enter through a bite on the lower left calf. We also found traces of venom in his eyes, probably causing blindness prior to death.

  Dr. Irwin Burns : I was surprised that he was able to make it to the house.

  Dr. Brad Kagen : There's also two puncture marks indicating a bite behind the right ear, just under the hairline, which I had initially missed.

  Dr. Irwin Burns : Well, that would account for the hemorrhaging.

  Dr. Brad Kagen : [referring to his eyepatch]  So, uh, what caused the accident?

  Dr. Irwin Burns : My lack of people skills.

• Dr. Irwin Burns : We need a herpetologist. I know someone.

  Dr. Brad Kagen : You sure it's him.

  Dr. Irwin Burns : There's no doubt. The sloughed skin and chemical compounds confirm it. Oh. Now that we know what we're dealing with, I think we should call city hospital back and get the proper antivenin. Polyvalent may be insufficient. We've got to find Seth and destroy him before he kills again.

• Dr. Brad Kagen : What is it?

  Nick Hashimoto : Here, hold this back. Snake shit.

  Dr. Brad Kagen : Ugh.

  Nick Hashimoto : That's uric acid crystals, nitrogenous waste

  Dr. Brad Kagen : Snake piss.

  Nick Hashimoto : [touches the feces with a branch]  It's still pretty fresh. He can't be too far.