Poison is a short story written by Roald Dahl that was originally published in June 1950 in Collier's.
The main character is Harry Pope and the narrator of the story is Timber Woods.
He explains that a venomous snake, the krait, has crawled onto his stomach, underneath the covers, and asks Timber to fetch a doctor.
When Dr. Ganderbai walks out of the home he tells Timber the only thing Harry needs is a good holiday.
[3] Director Wes Anderson in 2023 adapted the story as a short film for Netflix,[4] starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Harry, Dev Patel as Timber, and Ben Kingsley as Dr. Ganderbai.