Gourmet snakes
Shiqi Town, Zhongshan County, China
Snakes for sale in Shiqi town. Snakes are eaten for both medicinal and nutritional purposes. Bile from the gall bladder is extracted to drink, snakes are skinned to provide meat, and they are allowed to ferment in a strong alcohol to make snake wine.

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