Title: Poison
Description: Poison is a short, sharp, frightening story from Roald Dahl, the master of the shocking tale

In Poison, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors, tells a sinister story about the darker side of human nature. Here, a man waits in paralysing fear for the venomous snake asleep on his stomach to awaken . . .

Also contained in:
[Adventures in English literature](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15158644W)
[Alle Verhalen](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL24208237W)
[Collected Short Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL10561689W)
[Explorations in literature](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL22489449W)
[Roald Dahl Omnibus](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15091154W/The_Roald_Dahl_Omnibus)
[More Tales of the Unexpected](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL45849W)
[A Second Roald Dahl Selection](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL10561719W)
[Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15332224W)
[Someone Like You](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL45868W/Someone_Like_You)
[Someone Like You and Other Short Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL27741684W)
Subjects: short story, Bungarus
Places: India, British Empire
People: Harry Pope, Timber Woods, Dr. Ganderbai