A snake coiled and ready to strike, because since it says the snake is about to strike it's creating tension for the reader because he/she wants to know whats going to happen next.
The plural of 'ox' is 'oxen', so A
D is the correct answer since its the only one that makes sense if you read it out loud!!
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o my goodness i dnt know wht r u talking about