GOING THE SPEED LIMIT #2

Another 55-word story...

               MY WIFE, THE HERPETOLOGIST

     The snake's bite could paralyze within seconds, kill within a minute.

     It took a long time and much of my money to acquire it, but it will be the prize of the collection my wife loves so much.

     I had it sewn into the lining of her fur coat as a birthday surprise for her.