wˌɛn tˈuː jˈʌŋ bˈɔɪz ɑːɹ sˈævɪdʒli ɐtˈækt ænd kˈɪld baɪ ɐ lˈiːdʒən ʌv ɹˈæɾəlsnˌeɪks ɪn ɐ smˈɔːl kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə dˈɛzɚt tˈaʊn, ðə lˈoʊkəl ʃˈɛɹɪf tˈoʊni bˈælən kˈɔːlz əpˌɑːn hˌɜːpɪtˈɑːlədʒˌɪst dˈɑːktɚ. tˈɑːm pˈɑːɹkɪnsən sˈæm tʃˈuː, ɐ lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪs kˈɑːlɪdʒ pɹəfˈɛsɚ, tə dɪskˈʌvɚ wˌaɪ ðə snˈeɪks ɑːɹ dɪsplˈeɪɪŋ ɐbnˈoːɹməl ɐɡɹˈɛʃən ænd swˈɔːɹmɪŋ bᵻhˈeɪvjɚ.
When two young boys are savagely attacked and killed by a legion of rattlesnakes in a small California desert town, the local sheriff (Tony Ballen) calls upon herpetologist Dr. Tom Parkinson (Sam Chew), a Los Angeles college professor, to discover why the snakes are displaying abnormal aggression and swarming behavior.