What happens
Ranger Bill investigates when a king cobra escapes from the Logan County Zoological Gardens, where Thad Pearson is director. The keeper George Hill is hurt by the snake, and suspicion falls on the young Paul Pearson, who had been told to stay out of the snake house. The zoo staff and the rangers work together to track the cobra across the countryside and recapture it. Series: Ranger Bill. Original air date: May 12, 1955.
The Logan County Zoological Gardens and the surrounding countryside
Characters: Ranger Bill, Paul Pearson, Thad Pearson, George Hill, Pedro, Graywolf, Henry, Stumpy
Listen for: How the cages keep being found unlocked, and what the rangers discover about the cause
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.