It'd be a hell of an understatement to say that this snake left a negative impression on Peridot; flashes of repressed memories of their last encounter come crashing over her like a tidal wave, a visceral reaction that triggers without her even consciously identifying the creature as it slithers in the dark.

She reacts to it's arrival on pure instinct, but maybe in a way, she's just doing what she wishes she'd been able to do back in Shabon. The snake strikes, and she lashes back with the raw intent to protect both herself and Steven by inflicting as much harm to the wretched thing as possible, yelling and throwing her hands out in front of her. The follow-through of the motion manifests her will, creating a ridiculous buster-sword sized version of the vorpal blade that she thrusts toward the creature as hard as she can. Fuck right off, Nagini.