China's 'Snake Town'

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China's 'Snake Town'

Residents of Zisiqiao village, also known as "Snake Town", raise over 3 millions snakes a year whose meat is sold to food manufacturers and their venom to pharmaceutical companies, according to local media.

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Yang Hongchang, boss of a snake rearing company eats a snake at a restaurant in Zisiqiao village, Zhejiang Province June 15, 2011. REUTERS/Aly Song
Yang Hongchang, boss of a snake rearing company eats a snake at a restaurant in Zisiqiao village, Zhejiang Province June 15, 2011. REUTERS/Aly Song

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China's 'Snake Town'

Residents of Zisiqiao village, also known as "Snake Town", raise over 3 millions snakes a year whose meat is sold to food manufacturers and their venom to pharmaceutical companies, according to local media.

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Yang Hongchang, boss of a snake rearing company eats a snake at a restaurant in Zisiqiao village, Zhejiang Province June 15, 2011. REUTERS/Aly SongYang Hongchang, boss of a snake rearing company eats a snake at a restaurant in Zisiqiao village, Zhejiang Province June 15, 2011. REUTERS/Aly Song

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Yang Hongchang, boss of a snake rearing company eats a snake at a restaurant in Zisiqiao village, Zhejiang Province June 15, 2011. REUTERS/Aly Song
Yang Hongchang, boss of a snake rearing company eats a snake at a restaurant in Zisiqiao village, Zhejiang Province June 15, 2011. REUTERS/Aly Song