Smith figured that in that knowledge you'd acquired
from your snake dna would be a message from the alien snakes.
He certainly did not take you to a snake terrarium but instead
led you to a secret iron door hidden behind some bushes.The two of you entered and you slithered down a tunnel to Smiths secret
headquarters where he was building all sorts of nifty futuristic gizmos.Since his companions in the future just couldn't manage their affairs,Smith had found himself rubbing shoulders with civilization who were advanced even by 2117 standards.
So there was some nifty stuff down there.
So he swung a pendul um back and forth in front of your eyes
"You're getting sleepy...."