Item #: SCP-8068
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-8068-1 is to be stored in Secure Locker ██ at Site-██ within a standard plastic tub from the ████████ ██████ company on a 12 by 12 centimeter slab of granite 5 centimeters tall. SCP-8068-2 specimens are to be stored in cold storage for future dissection and analysis.
Description: SCP-8068-1 is a wind-up mechanical toy resembling a previously unknown species of Crotalus Horridus1, that, when wound up, summons snakes resembling that of the toy, designated as SCP-8068-2. When not in direct observation of a human in five (5) minutes, SCP-8068-1 will wind itself up and summon SCP-8068-2 through unknown means. The only way to stop this behavior is to place the object into a plastic tub from the ████████ ██████ company with a granite slab of at least 12 square centimeters with a height of at least 5 centimeters. Testing is ongoing in order to establish why granite specifically halts this process, as granite possesses no unusual properties that set it apart from other rocks of its type. Testing permission is only given by Dr. V████, the lead researcher of SCP-8068, with exception to his superiors.
Recovery: After multiple complaints of "Freak Snakes" appearing in ███████, Wyoming, MTF Whiskey-05 ("Bow-Coys") was dispatched to the location where the snakes were seen the most, a generic grey house with unremarkable features except for a single large cage in the basement, filled to the brim with nearly all instances of SCP-8068-2. When the doorbell was rung, a slightly overweight and nearly bald man (later identified as Mr. S██████) opened the door, and proceeded to try to slam the door shut when he saw the rest of MTF Whiskey-05 but was stopped by MTFC (Agent R█████), who cracked a joke about Jehovah's Witness, then forced his way into the home, proceeding to the basement after Mr. S██████ said "DON'T GO DOWN THERE!" when Agent S██████ headed in the direction of the door to the basement. They found the aforementioned cage, along with SCP-8068-1 resting on a nearby table, apparently attached to a device that permanently wound SCP-8068-1, with considerable signs of wear on the machine.
Addendum: The following interview was done on the date of SCP-8068's recovery on ██/█/██07 between Agent R█████ and Mr. S██████, who had approximately ███ instances of SCP-8068-2.
Interviewer: Agent R█████
Interviewee: Mr. S██████
Conducted:" ██/█/07
Notes: This interview was conducted almost immediately after containment of SCP-8068-1 and -2.
<BEGIN LOG>
Agent R█████: Please state your name for the record.
Mr. S██████: S████ S██████.
Agent R█████: What were you planning to do with over ███ instances of SCP-8068-2 in your home, sir?
Mr. S██████: None of your [EXPLETIVE DELETED] business.
Agent R█████: Please refrain from swe-
**Mr. S██████: [EXPLETIVE DELETED] YOU [EXPLETIVE DELETED] STUPID [EXPLETIVE DELETED]…
(At this point, Mr. S██████ interrupts Agent R█████ and proceeds to swear him out and violently swipe at Agent R█████ for 3 minutes before being subdued.)