YAFM: Snake pit death

Kosma wrote:
> > Suddenly you fall into a pit! Aargh! Some snakes crawl out of the
> > pit! You die... (more)
>
> If you die due to falling, how do you manage to notice the snakes?
>
> Kosma

I guess it depends on how long a "turn" is in ADOM... quickly glancing
at some D&D sites makes it seem like a turn there is anywhere from 1-6
seconds, depending on the system, and I think ADOM would be comparable.
(Actually, since it is based off of action points and whatnot, game
turns are dependent on your character's speed, etc., but let's say 1-6
seconds, for argument's sake)

Perhaps you were lying, crumpled at the bottom of the pit, and had time
to notice during your 6-second turn that "hey, there's some snakes
crawling out!" before you die.

Or, I think in the death message, it says the character snaps his or her
neck, so you wouldn't necessarily exactly be able to "see" in the
traditional sense. Perhaps, then, it was a fairly deep pit (for fun,
let's say... just deep enough to train Climbing when you climb out). On
the way down the pit, you had enough time to notice, "Hey, there's
snakes going up, and I'm going down!" Then *snap* and game over.

Anyone else have any interesting theories for this?