Here's a short story:

CHAPTER XXII 

IN A SNAKES' DEN 

"Just in time, and no mistake," remarked Songbird as he surveyed the scene outside. "No use of talking, when it rains down here, it rains!" 

"Well, a rainstorm isn't a picnic party," returned Tom. "I wouldn't care so much if I wasn't so anxious to hear from Sam and Dick." 

"Dot is vot ve all vonts," broke in Hans. 

They crouched in the back of the shelter, so that the rain might not drive down upon them. It was a steady downpour for half an hour, when it began to slacken up, and the sun looked as if it might break through the clouds once more. 

"We won't be detained so long, after all!" cried Fred. 

"I am just as well satisfied," began Tom, and then gave a jump. "Boys, look there! Did you ever see anything like it?" 

They looked in the direction pointed out, and each one sprang up as if he had received an electric shock, while Wags began to bark furiously. And small wonder, for directly in front of the shelter was a collection of snakes numbering at least thirty or forty. They were black, brown and green in color and from two to four feet in length. Some were lying flat, while others were curled up in various attitudes. 

"Snakes!" faltered Fred. "And what a lot of them!" 

"Dere ain't no choke apout dis!" gasped Hans, his eyes almost as big as saucers. "Vot shall ve do?" 

"Get your pistols, boys!" came from Songbird, and he drew his weapon.  (End of story)

Provide your best guess for the following question. Give ONLY the guess, no other words or explanation.

For example:

Guess: <most likely guess, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the guess!>

Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: What were people seeking shelter from?
Guess: the rain

Question: How long did the storm last?
Guess: half an hour

Question: Who was Tom waiting to get word from?
Guess: Sam and Dick."

Question: Who talks with a German accent?
Guess: Hans.

Question: Where did the group hunker down?
Guess: the shelter,

Question: In the front of the shelter?
Guess: no

Question: Where then?
Guess: the back

Question: Why?
Guess: so that the rain might not drive down upon them.

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: What did they discover outside after the rain?

snakes