Montgomery Montgomery

Uncle Monty
Dr. Montgomery Montgomery was Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire's "late father's cousin's wife's brother" and second guardian. He was a herpetologist and a kind and loving guardian.

Description
Montgomery was described as a "short, chubby man with a round red face." He was, being a Volunteer, a noble and kindly man. The Baudelaire's experience at his house, as strongly hinted, was probably the most pleasant throughout the series, as he became the closest thing of a new family to them. He had a lifelong interest of snakes and reptiles, having a large collection of them in his house.

Herpetology
Dr. Montgomery was a brilliant herpetologist who discovered the Incredibly Deadly Viper, which was completely harmless, but he named it that to play a prank on his associates at the Herpetological Society.Montgomery does, however, notice that Stephano is not a very good herpetologist, and believes he is a spy from the Herpetological Society. He rips up Stephano's ticket to Peru, and is later murdered by Olaf (who uses snake venom to divert suspicion, making it seem as if Montgomery died from an accidental snakebite). The Baudelaires expose Stephano's true identity, but Olaf escapes again.