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Snake Bites Woman After Being Preserved In Wine For Three Months

September 26, 2013 //  by jimmyjames//  4 Comments

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A woman was recently hospitalized when a snake bit her as she opened her bottle of snake wine in Shuangcheng, China.  True story?  This is not the first time this has happened, and yes, people drink this stuff.

Liu (the woman) bought a live snake and preserved it in wine to cure her rheumatism.  She says she drank snake wine often, as it helped with the inflammation.  The snake, however was still alive after spending three months in an alcohol filled bottle. When Liu opened the bottle to add more spirits, the snake attacked her, Global Times reports.

snake_wineSo let’s start at the beginning.  Chinese snake wine.  We use the term “wine” loosely, like as in “not wine”.  Snake wine is an alcoholic beverage produced by infusing whole snakes in rice wine (bai jiou) or grain alcohol. The drink is believed  to cure many ailments and reinvigorate a person according to Traditional Chinese medicine.  It can also be found in Vietnam and throughout Southeast Asia.

The snakes, preferably venomous ones, are not usually preserved for their meat but to have their “essence” and snake poison dissolves in the liquor.  The snake venom is inactivated by the miracle of ethanol.

…and it tastes awful.  The snake itself can’t really be tasted.  The rubbing alcohol-esque “wine” is enough to burn out your tastebuds so it is all you taste… for the next several days.

How to make snake wine, then get attacked by a snake

  • Buy some bai jiou and put it in a jug or jar.
  • Purchase a live snake, preferably the meanest and most “spirited” one you can find.
  • Place said snake in said chinese wine.
  • Let stand for three months.
  • Open lid to add more alcohol.
  • Get attacked by one pissed off snake.

In Asia, I have seen everything from ginseng to lizards floating in bai jiou, all with their own medicinal properties.  Do they work?  Who knows.  I can tell you the ones I have had taste really bad, just like medicine in fact…

 SAFETY TIP:  Do not burp, EVER, after drinking bai jiou.

Gan Bei!

Via The Shanghaist and The Global Times

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  1. asianguyensingle

    October 4, 2013 at 1:56 pm

    Is it similar to wine sold on Buy-snake-wine shop ? I already bought this one on this store delivered to US) and would like different wine if your know where? Thanks.

    Reply
    • jimmyjames

      October 4, 2013 at 3:58 pm

      I have no idea. The stuff I have seen is pretty sketchy, sold everywhere from corner stores to restaurants. I don’t really like bai jiou, so putting a snake does nothing for me…

      Reply
  2. ruben

    April 20, 2014 at 11:02 pm

    Are they put in live? If so thats nasty, theres no way to make it not defecate. Gross!!!

    Reply
    • jimmyjames

      April 21, 2014 at 8:12 am

      They are put in live, many times starved first. They will sometimes filter the alcohol when they top it up after a few months. Many will use dried snakes, and will pulverize or powder them first when using them as medicine.

      Reply

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