Actor Dan Butler was terrified of the snake, being unable to talk while shooting the scene in the basement. The actor's fright meant the make-up team did not need to apply fake sweat to his face.
First directorial effort on the series for Kim Manners. He would go on to direct another 50 episodes, the most prolific director in the series' history.
The phrase "Die Hand die verletzt" is German for "the hand that wounds". This is also the proper capitalization of this episode title, as only the first word and nouns are capitalized in German.
The snake going down the stairs proved difficult to film as the animal kept on falling onto the floor after slithering down the steps.
The name of the high school is Crowley High School. This is a reference to Aleister Crowley, the well-known turn of the century occultist, and performer of "black magic".