The Man and the Snake

By: Ambrose Bierce

Narrated by: John Michaels

Harker Brayton accepts an offer from an associate to stay at his house. We and Brayton learn that his friend's home is also home to numerous serpents. In fact, a wing of the house - the "Snakery" - is full of the cold blooded creatures, which have been known to wander. So while Mr. Brayton is relaxing in his room with a book describing the hypnotic effect of snakes eyes, he decides to ignore the two points of light he discovers under his bed. But his subconscious mind will not ignore them. When he decides to take action, things become very interesting, But you wouldn't want us to give the story away, now would you?

Public Domain (P)2012 Audio Books by Mike Vendetti

Couldn't listen to it.

What would have made The Man and the Snake better?

Sound quality and narration was so bad I couldn't listen to it although the story was intriguing.

Terrible narration

Narration is so poor I can’t even bear to finish it. I will have to buy another version.