In Pictures: Vietnamese Snake Wine
Snake wine originated in Vietnam and over the years grew in popularity and spread throughout Southeast Asia and Southern China.
In many countries in the Far East snakes are widely believed to possess medicinal qualities and the wine is often advertised to cure everything from hair loss to eye troubles not to mention it’s suggested ability to increase sexual performance.
There are two varieties of snake wine:
Mixed: Body fluids of snake are mixed into wine and consumed immediately in the form of a shot.
Steeped: A large venomous snake can be placed into a glass jar of rice wine, often with many smaller snakes, turtles, insects, or birds, and left to steep for many months. The wine is drunk as a restorative in small shots or cups.
Personally speaking, I’ll stick with tequila and worms.
Posted on May 2, 2009 | Filed Under Really
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Hi, sorry i found this post, and I already got the wine from buy-snake-wine dotcom but i am now looking for wine or liquor with tarantula or other creatures, do you know where to find ? Thanks a lot.
Hey Kay, sorry Ive no idea where you’d be able to purchase wine or liquor with tarantula or other creatures… do let us know if you find somewhere.