In our country, we have the habit of eating snakes for a long time, especially in Guangdong and Guangxi. In Guangdong, snake meat has two main uses, one is to soak wine and the other is to make soup. Needless to say, the famous Cantonese cuisine "Dragon Tiger Phoenix", in which the dragon is the snake. Most people who eat snakes are non-toxic water snakes. There are poisonous snakes, such as cobra, silver ring snake, king cobra and viper, which are used to make wine.
Folk poisonous snakes soak in wine, which has the function of health preservation, especially for the elderly, expelling wind and dampness, nourishing yin and strengthening yang. In recent years, there have often been news that poisonous snakes soaked in wine suddenly wake up and bite people. Then a poisonous snake has been soaked in wine for 1 year and still can come out to bite people, just like a snake turns wine into bath water. Why?
Most snakes will die immediately if they are soaked in spirits, but snakes are warm animals. When they encounter environmental changes, they will start their body functions, cope with the drastic changes in the environment and protect themselves. When the snake is put into the spirit, it will start the hibernation mode when it enters the anoxic environment. In hibernation, the snake's demand for food and oxygen decreases, its metabolism slows down, and its energy consumption decreases. It only needs a small amount of oxygen to survive, so the snake may survive. Especially for bottles that are not tightly sealed, there is a small amount of air convection, and snakes are more likely to survive.
Stay alert when snakes hibernate. When the environment changes, especially when it is suitable for snakes to live, if there is danger, they will wake up and attack to deal with the threat. So after soaking for a year, when the lid is opened, the oxygen suddenly increases, the snake wakes up, takes the opportunity to escape, and someone will bite. Snakes that just wake up from hibernation are very dangerous, because they have accumulated a lot of toxins in their bodies, and the risk of biting people to death is high.
In the case of repeated injuries, you should be vigilant. High-concentration spirits may not be able to trap the snake to death. Be especially careful when opening the lid to prevent the snake from suddenly escaping and biting people. You must choose a cultured snake to make snake wine. Before soaking, clean the snake's internal organs, dry them and soak them in wine. The risk of soaking live snakes in wine is very high If you are not careful, the snake will wake up when you open the lid, which is very dangerous.