What Holmes said, reported by Watson, was "It is a swamp adder, the deadliest snake in India"; but Klauber suggested what Holmes really said was "It is a samp-aderm, the deadliest skink in India."
După relatările lui Watson, detectivul a spus: "It is a swamp adder, the deadliest snake in India" (în engleză "Este o viperă de mlaștină, cel mai mortal șarpe din India"); dar Klauber sugerează că Holmes ar fi spus în realitate: "It is a samp-aderm, the deadliest skink in India".