Snake farm
Asnake farmis a facility that houses and breeds a wide variety ofsnakes,often for the purpose of research and the collection ofvenomfor the creation ofantivenom.Many snake farms are primarilytourist attractions.Notable snake farms exist in theUnited States,Thailand,China,Brazil,France,Germany,Costa Rica,andRussia.
In the United States
[edit]- Animal World and Snake Farm –New Braunfels, Texas
In China
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- Zisiqiao ( tử tư kiều ) Village, inXinshi Town,Deqing County, Zhejiang,Zhejiang.Nicknamed "Snake Village" by the media, Zisiqiao is renowned as China's premier center of snake farming. The locals have been raising snakes since the 1980s; currently, about 800 people in Zisiqiao work in snake farming industry, raising some 3 million snakes a year. Live snakes are supplied to specialty restaurants; dried or preserved inalcohol,they are sold to manufacturers oftraditional Chinese medicines;snake-infused wine is made as well.[1][2]
- Deqing Snake Culture Museum has been developed as a local tourist attraction.[1][3]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^abChina's 'Snake Village' seeks New Year riches,AFP, 2013-02-10
- ^Thế giới đệ nhất xà thôn: 800 nhân dữ 300 vạn điều xà đích thần kỳ sinh hoạt( "World's No. 1 Snake Village: mysterious life of 800 people and over 3 million snakes" ), travel.sina.com.cn, 2010-10-21
- ^Xà văn hóa bác vật quán khả dĩ nhượng nhĩ khán đắc “Đầu bì phát ma”(Snake Culture Museum will make your hair stand on end), 2012-05-07
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