Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX - Episode 118 " A Snake in the Grass , Part 2 " , known as " Terror ! Vennominon the King of Poisonous Snakes " in the Japanese version , is the one hundred and eighteenth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! GX " anime . It first aired in Japan on January 10 , 2007 and in the US on September 8 , 2007 . Summary . The Duel between Jaden and Viper is continued . Jaden is gradually pushed into a corner as Viper systematically destroy s his monster s . Along with Jaden ' s worsening position , his friends are taken captive , increasing the stakes of the Duel . Although Jaden gets a temporary reprieve by destroying " Vennominon the King of Poisonous Snakes " . Viper turns it around by using the effect of " Vennominon " in order to revive it . As the Duel unravels , Viper reveals that he made a Faustian bargain in order to resurrect his dead son , Pierce . Featured Duel : Jaden Yuki vs . Thelonious Viper . " Duel continues from the previous episode " . Jaden has 4000 Life Points remaining and controls no cards . Viper has 4000 Life Points remaining and controls " Venom Snake " ( 1200 / 600 ) in Attack Position . He also has " Venom Swamp " active and two set cards . Turn 3 : Jaden Jaden ' s hand contains " Elemental Hero Sparkman " , " Elemental Hero Bladedge " , " Bubble Rod " , " Elemental Hero Neos " , and " Necro Shot " . Jaden draws " Polymerization " and subsequently activates it to fuse " Elemental Hero Sparkman " with " Elemental Hero Bladedge " in order to Fusion Summon " Elemental Hero Plasma Vice " ( 2800 / 2600 ) in Attack Position . " Elemental Hero Plasma Vice " then attacks and destroys " Venom Snake " ( Viper 4000 → 2400 ) . Viper then activates his face - down " Snake Whistle " to Special Summon " Venom Serpent " from his Deck ( 1000 / 800 ) in Attack Position ( as its Level is at most 4 ) . He then activates his face - down " Damage = Reptile " to Special Summon " Venom Boa " ( 1600 / 1200 ) in Attack Position ( as its ATK is equal to the Battle Damage Viper took ) . On Jaden ' s End Phase , " Venom Swamp " places a Venom Counter on " Plasma Vice " ( " Plasma Vice " : 2800 → 2300 / 2300 ) . Turn 4 : Viper Viper draws . He then activates the effects of " Venom Serpent " to place a Venom Counter on " Plasma Vice " ( " Plasma Vice " : 2300 → 1800 / 2300 ) . Viper then activates the effect of " Venom Boa " to place two Venom Counters on " Plasma Vice " at the cost of forbidding " Venom Boa " from attacking this turn ( " Plasma Vice " : 1800 → 800 / 2300 ) . Viper then Tribute s " Venom Serpent " and " Venom Boa " in order to Tribute Summon " Vennominon the King of Poisonous Snakes " ( 0 / 0 ) in Attack Position . Due to the second effect of " Vennominon " , it gains 500 ATK for each Reptile - type monster in Viper ' s Graveyard . There are currently three ( " Vennominon " : 0 → 1500 / 0 ) . " Vennominon " then attacks and destroys " Plasma Vice " ( Jaden 4000 → 3300 ) . Viper then sets a card . Turn 5 : Jaden Jaden draws " Elemental Hero Bubbleman " and subsequently Normal Summons it ( 800 / 1200 ) in Attack Position . Since " Bubbleman " was summoned while Jaden had no cards on his side of the field , its second effect activates , allowing Jaden to draw two cards . Jaden then activates " Bubble Rod " to equip the latter onto " Bubbleman " and increase its ATK by 800 ( " Bubbleman " : 800 → 1600 / 1200 ) . Jaden then activates " R - Righteous Justice " to destroy " Venom Swamp " since he has one Elemental Hero on his side of the field , but Viper activates his face - down " Snake Deity ' s Command " to negate " R - Righteous Justice " and destroy it by discarding " Venom Snake " from his hand ( " Vennominon " : 1500 → 2000 / 0 ) . Jaden then sets a card . On Jaden ' s End Phase , " Venom Swamp " places a Venom Counter on " Elemental Hero Bubbleman " ( " Bubbleman " : 1600 → 1100 / 1200 ) Turn 6 : Viper Viper draws . " Vennominon " then attacks and destroys " Elemental Hero Bubbleman " ( Jaden 3300 → 2400 ) . Jaden then activates the last effect of " Bubble Rod " to draw a card . Jaden then activates his face - down " A Hero Emerges " to make Viper select one card in his hand . If it ' s a monster Jaden can Special Summon that monster . Viper selects a card in Jaden ' s hand . Jaden reveals that card to be " Elemental Hero Neos " , so Jaden Special Summons " Neos " ( 2500 / 2000 ) in Attack Position . On Jaden ' s End Phase , " Venom Swamp " places a Venom Counter on " Elemental Hero Neos " ( " Neos " : 2500 → 2000 / 2000 ) . Turn 7 : Jaden Jaden draws " NEX " . He then Normal Summons " Neo - Spacian Aqua Dolphin " ( 600 / 800 ) in Attack Position . Jaden then activates " NEX " to send " Neo - Spacian Aqua Dolphin " to the Graveyard and Special Summon " Neo - Spacian Marine Dolphin " ( 900 / 1100 ) in Attack Position . Jaden then Contact Fuses " Elemental Hero Neos " with " Neo - Spacian Marine Dolphin " in order to Special Summon " Elemental Hero Marine Neos " ( 2800 / 2300 ) in Attack Position . Jaden then activates the effect of " Elemental Hero Marine Neos " to destroy a card in Viper ' s hand . Viper then reveals that the destroyed card was " Venom Snake " ( " Vennominon " 2000 → 2500 / 0 ) . " Marine Neos " then attacks and destroys " Vennominon " ( Viper 2400 → 2100 ) . Viper then activates the third effect of " Vennominon the King of Poisonous Snakes " to remove from play one " Venom Snake " in his Graveyard and revive " Vennominon the King of Poisonous Snakes " ( " Vennominon " : 0 → 2000 / 0 ) in Attack Position . On Jaden ' s End Phase , " Venom Swamp " places a Venom Counter on " Elemental Hero Marine Neos " ( " Marine Neos " : 2800 → 2300 / 2300 ) . Turn 8 : Viper Viper draws " Venom Shot " and subsequently activates it to send " Venom Serpent " from his Deck to the Graveyard and place two Venom Counters on " Elemental Hero Marine Neos " ( " Marine Neos " : 2300 → 1300 / 2300 ) ( " Vennominon " : 2000 → 2500 / 0 ) . " Vennominon the King of Poisonous Snakes " attacks and destroys " Elemental Hero Marine Neos " ( Jaden 2400 → 1200 ) . " Duel continues in the next episode " . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this episode . Cards in italics debuted here .