There's no doubt that myriad fans of Fortnite Battle Royale are looking forward to what Epic Games has planned for the free-to-play title's eighth season, especially after the developer recently teased a potential pirate theme for the next major cycle of content. Now, though, the company has released yet another teaser of what Fortnite players ought to expect for Season 8, by putting out an image of what appears to be an angry cobra, which can be seen further below.

Accompanying the latest teaser for Fortnite Battle Royale Season 8 are rhyming lines that indicate players will find something shimmering "within the cave" and that they should be wary of anyone "who arrive[s] on waves". While the former half of the rhyming lines only offers a vague notion of a shiny object within a cave–perhaps some sort of snaky figure guarding a specific loot chest–the second portion furthers the possible pirate theme by hinting that certain characters being introduced may be prone to sailing the high seas.

Should Epic Games be taking a buccaneer-styled route with the next round of content for Fortnite, then perhaps the studio will could add ships for players to commandeer. Epic has included apparatuses capable of being driven on land and flown in the air, so a nautically-inclined mode of transportation would finally see the studio covering all bases. The developer did recently confirm that a new vehicle is in the works, but unfortunately, it didn't offer any concrete details on the matter.

Additionally, one fan theory has speculated that the cracks currently forming in the ground will lead to Fortnite's entire map splintering apart to include several smaller islands that players can explore, and ships would definitely facilitate an easier way to travel to them. This, of course, is unconfirmed, but considering the drastic changes which have occurred in the title ever since it went free-to-play back in 2017, the multiple island idea could very well be plausible.

All things considered, since there's no way to know for sure just what Epic has planned for Fortnite Battle Royale Season 8, players will simply have to wait and see what the studio has in store for them. Thankfully, they won't have to wait too much longer, as there are only three days left until Season 8 officially goes live.

Fortnite is available now in early access for Android, iOS, PC, PlayStation 4, Switch, and Xbox One.