Father Matteo

Season 2, Episode 12

Episode Title: The Bite of the Snake

Air Date: 2001-11-25

Overview:

During a religious procession, Benito Lippi is bitten by a snake. Only an antidote can help to save his life, but it is hard to find since the snake is of a rare Asiatic breed. While police investigate who smuggled the snake into the country, suspicion falls on an oriental man who was seen near the victim during the procession.