parley
n
(pl ~s) (esp formerly) meeting between enemies or opponents to discuss terms for peace, etc (尤指舊時)敵對雙方的和談
arrange/hold a parley with sb 安排和某人講和. parley, v [I, Ipr]
~ (with sb) have a parley 與某人談判.
Snakes did not acquire their poison for use against man but for use against prey such as rats and mice, and the effects on these of viperine poison is almost immediate.