Snake Wine

This is absolutely true. I have seen snake and penis wine in China with my own two eyes. it is thought to make men more virile

Wow, and I thought the worm in Mescal was heavy....

Snake wine is certainly real-- the consumption of snakes/snake blood/snake organs is a well-known practice in many Asian (and a few non-Asian) cultures.

However, I suspect that the "snake in a bottle" photos shown are embelishments of the truth. The skin which makes up the hood of the cobras depicted on the bottles (Naja sp.) is very loose, and the hood will collapse when the snake releases muscle/vascular pressure. (In other words, non-agitated and dead cobras do not show their hoods.) I find it highly unlikely that the snakes were somehow preserved in a hooded state and then put in the bottles.

I once bought a couple of bottles of some Chinese spirit with lizards in them - the lizards were about ten inces long, and guttet although the rest of the flesh was intact. The spirit itself was pretty much like a schnapps or something - just a clear spirit - so it was quite evident that what flavour there was came from the lizards.

It was quite nice actually - after the first glass or two, anyway. (A chinese friend of mine almost died laughing though - he said it meant I'd be a 'real man' and that it was usually drunk by old men... so draw your own conclusions:))

The pictures of snake wine are authentic. I bought a similar bottle in Vietnam last year. I can't tell how the cobra's hood is made to stand up or how it was got into the bottle for that matter.

I also had Seahorse wine in Vietnam which is apparantly good for ths spine.

All products made from seahorses are now illegal in international trade and in those countries subscribing to CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species). Seahorses are seriously threatened worldwide and I beg anyone reading this not to patronize any trade in seahorse bodies or seahorse parts for alleged medical or decorative or any other purpose.

Having lived in China for the past 2 1/2 years I can say that snake wine is very real, and not really that bad either. There is a 'social' club that I belong to in Shekou that makes you drink two heavy shots of the stuff to become a member, but my fondest memory of it was when we ordered a live king snake for dinner in Shenzhen. They gut the snake in front of you and then serve the gall bladder in a large shot of snake wine. You have to understand that the king snkae we got was a good 6 feet, so the gall bladder was of decent size - it took a lot of throat coaxing to get it down. While it did not have a hallucenigenic effect I can say that an hour later I was REALLY horny!

Let's all start drinking snakes, elephant tusks, tigers, and mini monkeys from Brazil.

Actually i remember reading an articale about a guy that would throw a rattlesnake into his homemade tequila about 2 years ago.

Great idea, Robbert.

So snake wine is no snake oil. Sorry, couldn't resist :cheese:

I had no knowledge of snake wine, but it is common to see some sort of liquor with a lizard inside the bottle on chinese restaurants here in Portugal. Usually only the chinese costumers drink it... 😊

It's called "Mam" after the mamushi snake (a Japanese version of a copperhead).

We do that in france to with liquor. My dad's friend makes it himself. He has a couple of good ones. It hhas no particular taste tho, they stave the "beast" for a week before putting it in the bottle alive and it drunks itself to death...

I have a bottle of snake wine. It has a cobra in it with another snake in it's mouth. Never been opened & supposd to be from the 60's. It's for sale if anyone is interested.

How can I buy Snake wines

dthompson how much are you asking for that Snake wine and were are you located at. this is my e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) I will buy all the wine bottles but let me know how much first

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hi, reading all your comments is there anybody out there that would like to sell their bottle of snake/lizard or any other animal wine to me please, i am contactable at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) if you can, many thanks

Hello,

Anybody interested in snake wine can contact me and/or check on ebay where I sometimes put an auction. But if no auction I always keep a bottle in advance that I could sell to you.

Thanks.

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I just had some bujiu a few hours ago. This one had deer antler in it, but there were a half dozen bottles. Some had snakes, some had clams, some had these big flying lizards. It tasted like a combo of vodka and pearl river water. But it was only 30rmb for a jug with 9 shots.

Snake wine still available...

http://www.asiansnakewine.com

I have a bottle of snake wine a cobra with a scorpion in it's mouth a friend was just in Vietnam and brought back several bottles.

My in-laws are Asian and they got it on a trip to Vietnam. The Cobra is put into the bottle and then teased until it stands and flares. Then the rice wine is added or some other liquor, until the snake dies. In the dead state the snake muscles tighten, causing the snake to release the venom and maintain its composure. You only are supposed to have a cap full once a day. When I drank it, I felt my heart start to burn after 5 minutes and then the burning shot through my whole body. It was intense.

I just got the bottle I ordered on the snake wine website, very nice.
Steffi.

I have a bottle of this snake wine. "Real speciality Of Vietnam" Usage Rheumatism, Lumbago, Sweat Of Limbs
Got it from my sister who was over in Vietnam 7 years ago. I have had it on my book shelf since then. Should either be pretty strong or weak, any one have any suggestions?

I own one of these bottles. cobra with hood open and green tree snake in its mouth. Real as can be. And no, I don't want to sell it or drink it.

BTW - I hear it is now illegal to import these bottles of snake wine to the US - since 1998. See Wikepdia. true?

Hello,

No problem to import to the US for me, I bought a bottle on http://www.snake-wine-cobra.com

Very nice !

the snake wine is real and i am watching it on discovery channel right now. that is why i got to this site

Thank you I just received the parcel, great !!!

smilelys

Dog meat is consumed in Vietnam to varying degrees of acceptability, though it predominantly exists in the North. It's a winter food which believed to keep you extraordinarily warm on cold nights. Dog meat is supposed to raise the libido and sometimes considered unsuitable for women. In other words, eating dog meat can serve as a male bonding exercise. Nevertheless, it is not uncommon for women to eat dog meat. The consumption of dog meat can be part of a ritual life which usually occurring in the end of the lunar month for reasons of astrology and luck. Restaurants which mainly exist to serve dog meat may only open for the last half of the lunar month.

Snakes are a common novelty and relished food. You can drink the wine as well as eat the flesh on several occasions.Lizards and frogs (best grilled) are standard fare in Phan Thiet.

Where can we buy, any idea to find it?

I am currently in Hanoi and believe me, snake wine is real and it is everywhere. I am debating whether I should bring back a bottle or be smart and just take a picture. Also, the dog meat thing is true. I went to a market today and saw dog meat. It was creepy

Do they have snake box wine?

I also received my 2 bottles package form this site sent to Australia, and no problem at all

I also want to tell that this snake wine shop is good and I have received my order (4 bottles today)

Thanks for the info !