The people of Malta were very kind people, and welcomed the passengers to their village and provided them with a huge fire to warm themselves up.
Paul helped and showed gratitude by collecting wood for the fire, but while collecting wood, he was bitten by a poisonous snake.
Running back to the fire, Paul shook the snake off into the fire, leaving it to burn to death. The villagers were awaiting Paul to fall to the ground as a lifeless body, but he was no harmed by the snake, he had no wound.