Which country will eat snakes?

Vietnam has a similar story. People in this country see snakes as delicious and nutritious food. The tradition of eating snakes in Vietnam dates back to long ago. It is believed that snake meat is used to reduce the high temperature of human body, relieve headaches and stomach problems.

What animals are eaten in the Philippines?

Filipinos eat dog, frogs, civet cats, monitor lizards, snakes, fruit bats, locusts, ant eggs and mole crickets. Many Filipino men drink gin and beer accompanied by balut, a duck egg with an embryo inside.

Is it OK to eat a snake?

The short answer is yes, all snakes in North America are perfectly fine to eat. The main consideration you should have is the likelihood of being bitten by a venomous one in your attempt to catch a snake.

What happens if you eat a snake?

ScienceDaily says a study published in the International Journal of Food Microbiology shows that people can catch certain diseases such as trichinosis, pentastomiasis, gnathostomiasis and sparganosis by eating snakes. Snakes are also hosts to parasites, bacteria and viruses.

What countries eat rats?

Rats are eaten regularly in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, parts of the Philippines and Indonesia, Thailand, Ghana, China and Vietnam, says Grant Singleton, from the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines.

Do Filipino eat rats?

Are dogs eaten in Philippines?

Even though selling dog meat is illegal in the Philippines, half a million dogs are still brutally tortured and consumed every year. Historically, dog meat was associated with celebratory events and rituals of mourning and only affected a small number of dogs.

What do snake taste like?

Most importantly, snake meat tastes like whatever the snake ate in life. Snakes that eat insects have a flavor that reminds people of crickets and grasshoppers, while water snakes have a flavor more like fish. Some people claim that snake meat generally has a taste between chicken and fish.

What cultures eat snakes?

Snake soup has been considered a delicacy in Chinese culture for over two thousand years. Pre-Qin’s Shanhaijing recorded that inhabitants in Guangdong province started to consume snake soups; and the eating culture was widely popularised in China at the end of Qing Dynasty.