"They're jealous" is what a defensive slitherer says when the mirror starts making valid points.

A traitorous slitherer will assume you're wrong and feed the enemy intel while smiling in your face. Watch out!

Sometimes a cold slitherer coils around you because it wants to hug you. And other times it does so because it wants to eat you. Know the difference!

When a slitherer bites their prey but doesn't want their audience to know what happened, they may accuse the prey of holding a grudge. This makes the slitherer appear gracious while deflecting accountability for their own actions.

Nothing more eerie than a covert serpent who performs niceness in front of a group, but the moment the group walks out the door, they single out their prey, harassing them with the spells of their slitherer master.

*after Slitherer A intentionally took Slitherer B's eye* Slitherer A: "An eye for an eye will make the whole world go blind." Slitherer B: "That's fine. I only need one to see you lose the rest."

A slitherer will PROVOKE you behind closed doors, then put your reaction on display while hiding what prompted it, rallying others against you. Don't mistake their manufactured morality for integrity.

What's an insecure slitherer's favorite shape? A TRIANGLE! You see, they use triangulation to deploy little serpents with curated details to bully, bite, monitor, and communicate indirectly with their prey from all sides.

An entitled slitherer will meddle in your business, demand a hero's welcome, and then cry disrespect when their unsolicited intrusion wasn't applauded.

A slitherer will drown you with indirect, passive aggressive commentary, letting you absorb it for months without any explanation, then hiss when you give them a taste of their own venom.

If you're friends with someone and they send you messages about other people with the hope you'll gossip with them, your friend isn't a friend. They are a SLITHERER! And they will gossip about you to other people too. Stay guarded!

A seasoned slitherer DELIGHTS in dividing and conquering, pitting people together in a fight against each other. The innocent never catch on, and before you know it, the snake is gone -- sss!

When you state a truth that implicates them in your pain, a trained slitherer may use anything they know about you in an attempt to DISCREDIT you. Beware.

Slitherers will harass you in private, then BROADCAST your reaction (and never their provocation) to everyone they're assembling against you. Know their tricks!

The deeply egocentric slitherer reduces everyone to a role: a friend or a foe, chosen or condemned, admirable or contemptible, a hero or a villain. You matter only if you validate them, benefit them, or stand in their way.

Have you ever had the experience of saying something clearly while still feeling unheard? A slitherer's favorite language is the one they can distort into something else. To them, a "No" isn't a "No" unless you say, "Under no circumstances shall this be construed as a 'Yes'."

To a slitherer, everything you do will annoy them, like: - Freely sharing ideas. - Minding your own business. - Breathing. Damned if you do. Damned if you dont!

You know what a slitherer dislikes? To see that you've grown and moved on without them, because they needed you in a place where they could control you. Pay them no mind. The hisses come from the crab grass -- not the premium turf.

Appearances can be deceiving. Sometimes, a slitherer will hide their dark ways behind positions of authority, confidence or comraderie, and you might never notice or think to question their motives. After all, how could a priest, teacher, or police chief ever lead me astray?

"An eye for an eye will make the whole world go blind," remarks the slitherer while spitting venom into your eyes. Watch out!