Eating snakes is nothing new in southern China. Many people think that snake meat is nourishing, healthy and delicious, which are the superficial reasons for eating snakes. Actually, the essence of eating snakes is something deeper. Drinking and eating snakes in winter is a traditional custom of southerners. This is not only nourishing the body, but also an inheritance of ecological culture. The essence of eating snakes is to inherit this ecological culture and make people respect, love and protect nature.

In addition to inheriting ecological culture, eating snakes has many benefits. Snake meat is a healthy food with high protein, low fat and low cholesterol. Snake bile has medicinal value, and has health care effect on human endocrine system and immune function. At the same time, snake skin, snake gall and snake bone are all Chinese herbal medicines. This way of eating snakes is very beneficial to health.

Before appreciating the cultural custom of eating snakes, we need to pay attention to some problems. The first is the size and species of snakes, and poisonous snakes are not allowed to eat. Followed by the freshness of snakes, fresh snake meat is healthier. At the same time, don't drink too much when eating snakes, and pay attention to your health. Although eating snakes has many benefits, we should not simply admire its nourishing function, but should establish the awareness of cultural inheritance and ecological protection.