The Prank That Killed My Roommate

Summary

In the ER, the doctor urgently asked us: "What kind of venomous snake bit him? We need to know exactly so we can call in the right antivenom!"

I was just about to speak when my roommate, looking panicked, blurted out first: "It was a banded krait! A-a banded krait!"

Everyone's faces turned deathly pale.

When we came back to the dorms after winter break, he had secretly started keeping exotic pets. One of his venomous snakes slipped out and bit my buddy who slept in the bottom bunk.

We ran like crazy to get him to the hospital. A minute later and he might not have made it.