Disgusting

[NickMyers03]

ok so no one has asked and i guess i will, being that the younger rattlesnakes have just as much venom as the full grown ones. would any seep into the vodka and could it kill you?

if so this guy could be up on murder charges

[Patrick Long]

In the REAL stuff, that is the point, the venom actually mixes with the alchohol, not like going into your blood stream, but known to cause hallucinations (sp?), and a "out of body" experience.

http://www.taiwanfun.com/central/tai...ting_Snake.htm


the blood is also an aphrodisiac (sp again)

[wolfy-hound]

If they were putting kittens into the bottle instead, would it be disgusting then?
I don't like it, and I do think it's rather disgusting to have a dead snake floating in my liquor.
I don't want a roach in it either. It's nasty.
If the critter was killed humanely, thenI wouldn't object to it being MADE, but I can still think it's gross. How does he "clean" the snake prior? Can feces leak out into the alcohol? *shudders*
It's a waste of alcohol to me.

[drgonzo]

i've had alligator tail in florida once.. it was actually really good.

[Gloryhound]

ok so no one has asked and i guess i will, being that the younger rattlesnakes have just as much venom as the full grown ones. would any seep into the vodka and could it kill you?

if so this guy could be up on murder charges

A young rattlesnake does not have as much venum as an adult. It is an old wives tale that the younger ones are more deadly. Actually Juveniles have less than 70 milligrams of venom while adults have 492 milligrams to 666 milligrams. It takes roughly 100 milligrams to be classified as a lethal does to an adult human. The big factor is adults have more control of their vemom. They also realize that if they use all their vemon on prey they can not eat, like a human, they will not eat until they replenish it. While a juvenile does not have as much control and is more prone to panic when it thinks it will be stepped on and shoots all its venom at once.

Reference:
Phil Purser 2008 Busted "Find the truth behind eight common snake myths" printed in 2008 Annual Reptiles USA
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[lindsey crashed]

They eat bull testicles in Spain and hagus in Scotland. Different strokes for different folks; culture is all about being different!

Whether or not you have an open mind to appreciate and understand it is something completely different.

^ i like this. plain and simple, reasonable and true.. i totally agree. its like us americans to not appreciate culture, which is crazy to me! so this is my favorite thing said here.

[LadyOhh]

And for the record, any amount of anything you put in your mouth will have really gross things in it. Microscopic pieces of feces, human flesh, blood, urine, etc...

It is part of life, and if you choose to ignore it, well... ignorance is bliss, right?

Read Fast Food Nation... It's a fascinating read!!!

[munding]

They also eat dogs in China, but while they belong in what we would call the dog family here they are different than what we would think of as a family pet type dog!

yeah they eat dogs in china. some restaurants across our school in china,they actually keep the fish alive inside the restrooms!!! outside our school, they catch all the cats and they skin it and they boil them. never tried it though. but its really cheap. considering they're stray cats. lol.

[pythontricker]

I'm sorry, but I take offense to the fact that you call it disgusting.

In Chinese Culture, people do that with snakes in wine.

It is considered a medicine.

It may not be appealing to you, but it is a part of a long standing culture, and should not be judged like that.

Granted, this rancher may not be Chinese, but still... Judge not lest ye be judged.

No im not saying that the logic of venom being used as medication. Some of my family members use it as well. Im saying that they are killing rattlesnakes and putting them in vodka is disgusting. Why would they kill it when instead they could just extract the venom from it.

[LadyOhh]

And you miss the point entirely.

Nevermind.