He had heard them call such unexpected movements "the striking snake."

Like a striking snake, his hand slapped the knife aside.

I tried, but the creature moved quicker than a striking snake.

Whenever one came near him, his hand would shoot out quick as a striking snake to close around it.

He reached back, quick as a striking snake, and caught a wrist.

The plant moved with the speed of a striking snake, and the fly vanished.

His fist moved with the speed of a striking snake.

And he has great speed - like a striking snake.

His head moved forward with the speed of a striking snake.

'There's no eventually about it,' came back the answer with the speed of a striking snake.