A long thin object seen in dim light could be a stick or a snake.

He reached into his coveralls and pulled out a long dark object.

She pulled and the long, orange object came out of the ground.

Dirt fell away as the long object rose up out of the dark void.

He pulled a long red object over his shoulder and held it out to her at the end of the thong.

Hawks reached back and took a long object from a box he'd brought with him.

There was a light snick of sound, and the long object became longer still.

And he was almost certain they were carrying a long dark object between them.

He saw that they were holding a long white object above their heads-Vok.

This is particularly true for large or long objects.