The room that the doctor was living in was a small, poor, uncomfortable and unhygienic one. He was a homoeopath. He did not earn much and could not afford a better place. He was living in a rented room. That room was without the facility of electricity. The room was on the outer side of the house and one of its walls opened into the yard. It had two windows. Its roof was tiled and had long supporting gables which rested on a beam over the wall.\xa0There were rats in the room which constantly made noises.\xa0The doctor\’s description of the room shows that he was not happy with that poor accommodation. But he had decided to shift to some other house after his encounter with the snake. It was such a horrifying experience that he had to run to a friend\’s house to save his life.