Playing with Poison: The Roommate's Deadly Prank

In the chaotic emergency room, the doctor looked at us with frantic urgency. "What kind of venomous snake bit her?! I need an exact species right now so we can locate the correct antivenom!"

I opened my mouth to speak, but my roommate cut me off, her voice panicked and shaky.

"It was a coral snake! It... it was definitely a coral snake!"

The blood drained from everyone’s faces.

We had just returned to our dorms after winter break. Without telling anyone, she had smuggled a highly venomous reptile into our room.