The Scarlet Pimpernel

What is the meaning of the metaphor in the sentence below from paragraph 3?

"A figure had emerged from Under one of the benches; with snake like, noiseless movements as it crept closer and closer to the two young men, not breathing, only gliding along the floor, and the inky blackness of the room."

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I think the snake-like creature is a metaphor for Chauvelin's men hiding in the shadows of the room to intercept the two men standing by the fireplace.

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