可怕的爬虫屋是波特莱尔大遇险系列的第二部小说，作者为丹尼尔·汉德勒(英语：Daniel Handler)

孤儿们在和善良友好并爱好蛇类的科学家蒙哥马利•蒙哥马利叔叔住在一起后，过了几天的幸福时光，恶毒的欧拉夫伯爵却突然乔装成蒙叔叔的助手史帝芬诺，想要害死蒙叔叔，成为孤儿们的监护人，得到财产，于是欧拉夫悄悄将蛇毒注射到蒙叔叔身上，又在他脸上扎两个孔，说是蛇咬的，孩子们为蒙叔叔的死很伤心，但聪明的孩子们揭穿了欧拉夫伯爵的诡计。

The Reptile Room is the second book in the children's series A Series of Unfortunate Events, written by Daniel Handler under the pseudonym Lemony Snicket. The book tells the story of the Baudelaire orphans, as they are sent to live with a distant relative named Montgomery Montgomery. The villainous Count Olaf arrives in an attempt to steal the children's inheritance, killing their guardian but failing to steal the fortune.