æz mˈoːɹ pˈiːpəl ɪnðə dˈɛzɚt tˈaʊn ɑːɹ kˈɪld baɪ ðə vˈɪʃəs ɹˈæɾəlsnˌeɪks, pˈɑːɹkɪnsənz ænd bɹˈædliz ɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃən lˈiːdz ðˌɛm tʊ ɐ nˈɪɹbaɪ ˈɑːɹmi bˈeɪs, wˌɛɹ ðə kəmˈændɪŋ ˈɑːfɪsɚ, kˈɜːnəl stɹˈaʊd dˈæn pɹˈiːst, sˈiːmz stɹˈeɪndʒli ɹᵻlˈʌktənt tə hˈɛlp ðˌɛm.
As more people in the desert town are killed by the vicious rattlesnakes, Parkinson's and Bradley's investigation leads them to a nearby army base, where the commanding officer, Colonel Stroud (Dan Priest), seems strangely reluctant to help them.