Sneakily gorging on some delectable white snake gives one servant extraordinary powers and sets him on the journey of a lifetime.

With the help of new faunistic friends, the servant tackles a series of perilous challenges to win the heart of a fair princess.

We hunt down other stories featuring white snakes in Europe to try to discover what it all means and why everyone is chowing down on yummy albino serpents.

Over in Botswana, Matt outlines his outlandish pagan snake theory and in China we learn why you should never go into business with an immortal snake women.

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Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko

Other music: Beethoven's Piano Trio No7 in B-flat Major Op97