Which of the following is an example of someone who is being candid?
a. a person on trial choosing not to testify
b. a news reporter making up facts to support his story
c. an athlete taking all the credit for his team's victory
d. a girl giving an honest opinion about her friend's new outfit

the sentence that best describes the tone of the passage from the radio broadcast compared to the passage from the book is b. the radio broadcast has a more surprised tone.

consider the text evidence: in the passage from the book, the description is more matter-of-fact. it is simply describing the things resembling little grey snakes, but there is no urgency in the description. on the other hand, in the passage from the radio broadcast, there is definetely urgency (you can tell from the expression used, "good heavens", which clearly indicates surprise.)