"Why Does It Always Have to Be Snakes?"
On the rooftop of Diamondback's apartment, Puff Adder tells Rock Python to drop Captain America to his death. Captain America sprained his ankle after trying to hit Rock Python's rock-hard skull, so he can't do much to get his leg free. Rock Python simply drops him, but Captain America uses his shield to cushion the fall, as there is nothing around to grab onto. Rock Python wants to go down and check to make sure he's dead, but Anaconda wants to make sure there's a bonus in it. Anaconda calls up Cobra and tells him how they defeated Cap. Cobra orders them not to bring Captain America back to headquarters since they have Diamondback, and he feels as though Cap is playing dead in order to find out where their headquarters is. Anaconda suggests the three of them go see a Steven Seagal movie, but Rock Python is upset, feeling he "might've gone down in history as the man who finished off Captain A." The three take off in their Serpent Saucer, and Cap down below hears them. He has John Jameson come pick him up. He asks John if he got the frequency, to which he replies he does, and they found the Serpent Society headquarters. He tells John to have Peggy put the rest of the Avengers on alert in case he needs them.
Cobra contacts Cottonmouth and tells him to return to the hotel, as they've got Diamondback. He then goes to the gymnasium, where he has imprisoned Diamondback, Asp, Black Mamba, and Paladin. Cobra lied about giving Diamondback the antidote, and instead kisses her on her warm lips. Paladin is enraged, but Cobra tortures him.Captain America makes his way in the sky to the hotel. He notices a cloud of smoke in the sky, and flies into it, crashing into a Serpent Saucer. He latches onto it and lands along with it into the roof of the Serpent Society's headquarters. Cottonmouth and Fer-de-Lance walk out of the saucer, telling one of their servants...
2nd story "Thanks for the Memories" (Gruenwald/Bagley)