Like nagas, then. Gina was so glad she had a frame of reference for all of this. Anyone unfamiliar with science fiction or fantasy would have absolutely no idea what to do with all of this information.

"People are often scared of what's different," Gina said, slowly. "I think that's why they're afraid of me and my wife, in some ways; we're different from them and we threaten them. Your Serpent Folk are a little more overtly threatening, so the reaction is more obvious." And deadly.

"Anyway, I... they sound just like any other people. Some bad, most good, and just somebody you have to learn to get along with. Is that right?"