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Terror is ready to strike!
A college student becomes lab assistant to a scientist who is working on a serum that can transform humans into snakes.
About This Film
Dr. Carl Stoner, a herpetologist, sells a mysterious creature in a crate to a carnival owner. He later hires college student David Blake as an assistant, claiming that his previous assistant had left town to attend to a sick relative. Unbeknownst to David or anyone else, Stoner is a delusional man, convinced that humanity is doomed and is attempting to prepare for what he believes to be the inevitable by working out a method of transforming humans into reptiles that can survive any ecological disaster that would wipe out humanity.
Stoner begins David on a course of injections, purportedly as a safeguard against being bitten by a snake in his lab. David's skin slowly starts to change and even peel like a snakeskin. He begins to have strange nightmares and goes into a coma when having dinner with Stoner, not waking up until a few days later. He also begins to lose weight, but Stoner tells him those are side effects from the venom. David begins a romance with Stoner's daughter Kristina, although her father objects and insists that she not have any sexual relations with him.
When David wakes up the next morning, he looks in the mirror and screams in horror. Later, a distraught David is in the lab, where Stoner gives him another injection. Meanwhile, Stoner's suspicious colleague, Dr. Daniels, arrives to inspect the property. Stoner attempts to hide David in a corner, but David gets enough strength to walk to a window, allowing Daniels to see that his face has become green and scaly. Before Daniels can react, Stoner knocks him out and feeds him to a python, and David collapses.
Kristina visits a carnival freak show and is horrified when she sees a bizarre "snake-man", whom she recognizes as Stoner's previous assistant. Distraught, she races back home to save David, who is currently mutating into a king cobra, brought about by Stoner's injections. Stoner is bitten by a real king cobra from his lab and dies, just as David's transformation is complete. Kristina arrives home and finds her father's body with the real cobra next to him. Growing suspicious, the police arrive and shoot the cobra before heading to the lab where a mongoose is attacking David's neck, attempting to kill him. But the police do not have a clear shot, and as Kristina screams David's name, the movie ends abruptly, leaving their fates uncertain.
Stoner begins David on a course of injections, purportedly as a safeguard against being bitten by a snake in his lab. David's skin slowly starts to change and even peel like a snakeskin. He begins to have strange nightmares and goes into a coma when having dinner with Stoner, not waking up until a few days later. He also begins to lose weight, but Stoner tells him those are side effects from the venom. David begins a romance with Stoner's daughter Kristina, although her father objects and insists that she not have any sexual relations with him.
When David wakes up the next morning, he looks in the mirror and screams in horror. Later, a distraught David is in the lab, where Stoner gives him another injection. Meanwhile, Stoner's suspicious colleague, Dr. Daniels, arrives to inspect the property. Stoner attempts to hide David in a corner, but David gets enough strength to walk to a window, allowing Daniels to see that his face has become green and scaly. Before Daniels can react, Stoner knocks him out and feeds him to a python, and David collapses.
Kristina visits a carnival freak show and is horrified when she sees a bizarre "snake-man", whom she recognizes as Stoner's previous assistant. Distraught, she races back home to save David, who is currently mutating into a king cobra, brought about by Stoner's injections. Stoner is bitten by a real king cobra from his lab and dies, just as David's transformation is complete. Kristina arrives home and finds her father's body with the real cobra next to him. Growing suspicious, the police arrive and shoot the cobra before heading to the lab where a mongoose is attacking David's neck, attempting to kill him. But the police do not have a clear shot, and as Kristina screams David's name, the movie ends abruptly, leaving their fates uncertain.
Film Details
Director
Bernard L. Kowalski
Writers
Daniel C. Striepeke, Hal Dresner
Tags
Keywords
Female Nudity
Murder
Female Rear Nudity
Violence
Death
Revenge
Bare Chested Male
Male Rear Nudity
Police
Cigarette Smoking
Flashback
Male Nudity
Voyeur
Corpse
Shower
Telephone Call
Fight
Scientist
Insanity
Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship
Female Star Appears Nude
Nightmare
Undressing
Motorcycle
Photograph
Father Daughter Relationship
Skinny Dipping
Shooting
Public Nudity
1970s
Laboratory
Looking At Oneself In A Mirror
Screaming Woman
One Word Title
Small Town
Slow Motion Scene
Mad Scientist
Falling From Height
Funeral
Policeman
Close Up Of Eyes
Police Car
Character's Point Of View Camera Shot
Old Man
Knocked Unconscious
Transformation
Experiment
Lingerie
Snake
Hallucination
Professor
Mutant
Secret
Suspicion
Police Station
Student
Vigilante
Gas Station
Listening To Music
Apology
Injection
College
Photography
Missing Person
Dream
Freeze Frame
Campfire
Lighting A Cigarette
Brassiere
Locked Door
Rural Setting
Death Of Father
Tape Recorder
Cellar
Man Wears Sunglasses
Killing An Animal
Lake
Screaming Man
Whistling
Mutation
Reference To God
Rivalry
Captive
Tragedy
Key
Outburst
Cigarette
Bully
Dancer
Vigilante Justice
Woman Wears Eyeglasses
Alcoholic
Disappearance
Reading A Book
Hysterical Outburst
Man Wears Underwear
Hypodermic Needle
Carnival
Man In A Shower
Revelation
Bra And Panties
Classroom
Romantic Rivalry
Premarital Sex
Close Up Of Mouth
Gramophone
Teacher Student Relationship
Talking To An Animal
Body Horror
Animal In A Cage
Scientific Experiment
Hysterical Woman
Amusement Park
Cage
Ambition
Murder Of A Nude Man
Biblical Reference
Rabbit
Metamorphosis
Assistant
Entering Through A Window
Loss Of Father
Biologist
Bird
Research
Chained To A Wall
Snake Bite
Reference To Devil
Serum
Cobra
New Job
Bechdel Test Failed
Nightgown
Python
Alarm Clock
Reference To Frankenstein
Human Experimentation
Bathrobe
Scientific Research
College Professor
Erotic Dance
Slide Show
Turtle
Missing Man
Twin Sisters
Human Versus Animal
Killing A Snake
Lecture
Carousel
Shooting Range
Seductive Dance
Sideshow
Reference To Adam And Eve
Box
Delivery Man
Reference To Lucifer
Caravan
Venom
Slide Projector
Biology
Biology Class
Swimming In A Lake
Stretching
Chained Man
Snake Attack
Professional Rivalry
Murder By Poisoning
Stomachache
Pet Snake
Black Mamba
Eccentric Scientist
Snake Venom
Reference To Walt Whitman
Reference To Charles Darwin
Ambitious Man
Vaccine
Reference To Hieronymus Bosch
Bitten By A Snake
Giant Snake
Post Office
Conjoined Twins
Man Versus Animal
Rabbit In A Cage
Caged Rabbit
Locked In A Cellar
Eulogy
Reference To Johann Sebastian Bach
Singing In Shower
Nightie
Overprotective Parent
Reference To Daniel Boone
Professional Rival
Killed By A Snake
Ferret
Herpetologist
Talking To A Snake
Vaccination
Animal Drinking Alcohol
Killing A Pet
Freak Show
Green Skin
King Cobra
Herpetology
Mamba
Feeding A Snake
Terrarium
Snake Drinking Alcohol
Pressure Gun
Two Headed Snake
Shedding Skin
Conjoined Twin Sisters
Mutant Human
Human Snake Hybrid
Evolution Theory
Man Versus Snake
Human Versus Snake
Ferret In A Cage
Caged Ferret
Murder Disguised As Heart Attack
Murder In A Shower
Captured Man
Eaten By A Snake
Scientist As Antagonist
Man Turned Into A Snake
Man Turned Into An Animal
Death By Snake Venom
Unethical Experimentation
Human Turns Into A Snake
Peeling Skin
Burlesque Show
Human Turned Into An Animal
Human Turned Into A Snake
Also Known As
Hissssss, SSSSnake