Hungry hippos on steroids

Once upon the pond there were these four very hungry hippos. They continually snapped their necks to try and reach the food that always seemed too far away. One day one hungry hippo got bitten by a radio active spider his neck was able to stretch long enough to reach the forbidden food... The irony of it all is the food was poison and because he ate more then his share instantly the three hungry hippos watched their friend turn into ash but still continued to reach the food just an arm distance away!