Breaking the Dams

The White Snake Wants My Baby Episode 1

Episode 1

Episode 1 recap

Noah Hayes works at Cascadia Reptile Institute as the sole male keeper assigned to Avery, a massive black snake. Avery regularly harasses him and refuses to eat. Noah has worked there for a month, picturing the snake as an attractive man. When Noah tries talking to Avery on a branch, the python slithers down and coils around Noah's arm and body. Instead of striking, the snake holds him in a soft hug.

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Episode 1 Scene by Scene

  1. 00:00: Assigned to the Meanest Snake

    Noah Hayes works inside the greenhouse vivarium at Cascadia Reptile Institute. He shares his troubles as the only male keeper handling Avery. Director Harris assigned him to this giant, hostile black python, who spends each day harassing him.

  2. 00:35: A Month of Daydreams

    Noah reflects on his first month on the job. He gave the python the name Avery. When looking at the reptile, Noah imagines the creature shifting into a handsome man dressed in black standing right in the vivarium.

  3. 01:03: Confrontation on the Branch

    Noah recalls how Avery chases him across the vivarium and frightens the other snakes away. Tired of the trouble, Noah approaches the python resting on a tree branch and attempts to talk some sense into the stubborn animal.

  4. 01:45: An Unexpected Serpent Hug

    Avery glides off the branch and moves directly onto Noah. The giant snake coils around Noah's arm and torso. Noah braces for a dangerous attack, but the heavy reptile holds him tightly in a gentle, caring embrace instead.

Key Lines from Episode 1

“Are you serious right now?! What did I do to piss you off?!”

Noah Hayes · Noah yells at Avery while the snake relentlessly chases him around the enclosure.

“Avery, do you have a conscience at all?! I feed you every day! It's fine if you don't eat the food, but now you wanna eat ME?!”

Noah Hayes · Noah confronts Avery on the branch after the python refuses meals and causes trouble.

How Episode 1 Ends

Noah feels oddly comforted by Avery's gentle coils around his body. Across the vivarium, a fantasy vision of Avery as an attractive man in black stands watching him. Noah questions his own sanity at the sight. Why is this dangerous python treating him like a lover instead of food?