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That’s the spirit: Snake preserved in wine for 3 months bites woman
Global Times ^
| 2013-9-9
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Posted on 09/24/2013 10:07:01 AM PDT by a fool in paradise
The Year of the Snake has proved unlucky for one woman in northern China who received hospital treatment after opening a bottle of wine containing a snake that suddenly jumped out and bit her hand.
The surprise attack occurred after the woman surnamed Liu from Shuangcheng, Heilongjiang Province decided to add more alcohol to the bottle when the snake, which she had bought live in June and since kept pickled in spirits, pulled a Jesus and sprung to life, dbw.cn reported on September 3.
Liu received treatment at a local hospital for inflammation, explaining she drank snake wine regularly to cure her rheumatism. Alcohols containing preserved snakes boasting medicinal properties are common in China.
A similar case involving a serpent resurrection occurred in 2009 when a Hubei Province resident surnamed Zhang was bit two months after he attempted a similar brew. Zhang was not severely injured, unlike a villager from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in April 2001 who died a day after being bitten from a preserved wine snake.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: china; medicine; rheumatismmedicine; snakebite; snakewine; wine; yearofthesnake
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To: a fool in paradise
pulled a Jesus Seriously?
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09/24/2013 10:08:36 AM PDT
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ClearCase_guy
(21st century. I'm not a fan.)
To: Slings and Arrows; Daffynition; JoeProBono
What could possibly go wrong?
To: Daffynition; Revolting cat!
My dentist's neighbor's sister got bit by a chicken nugget once:
To: Darksheare; Borax Queen
A pickled wine soaked snake bites someone?
Who woulda thunk it.......
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09/24/2013 10:14:25 AM PDT
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Lakeshark
(KILL THE BILL! CALL. FAX. WRITE.)
To: Lakeshark; Lucky9teen
A Sunday school teacher was trying teach the evils of alcohol.
She dropped a worm into a glass of water, and it wiggled through the water.
She then dropped another worm into a glass of alcohol, and it dropped to the bottom, dead.
She asked the class what they learned. Little Johnny piped up, “If you drink alcohol, you won’t have worms.”
To: a fool in paradise
A lot of alcoholics are snake bit. This article proves it.
To: Zuben Elgenubi
To: a fool in paradise
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09/24/2013 10:33:52 AM PDT
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WomBom
("I read Free Republic for the pictures")
To: a fool in paradise
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posted on
09/24/2013 10:34:01 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(What's the frequency, Kenneth?)
To: Conspiracy Guy
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posted on
09/24/2013 10:40:33 AM PDT
by
clamper1797
(Evil WILL flourish when good men WILL not act)
To: Salamander; Anoreth
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posted on
09/24/2013 10:43:52 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Prioritize!)
To: a fool in paradise
Snake was a mean drunk...
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posted on
09/24/2013 10:44:12 AM PDT
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donmeaker
(Youth is wasted on the young.)
To: a fool in paradise; Slings and Arrows
What’s Mandarin for “not a ping”?
To: clamper1797
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09/24/2013 10:59:21 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(What's the frequency, Kenneth?)
To: Conspiracy Guy; JRios1968
Someone moved my cheese
To: All
What did she expect? She snake was drunk!
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posted on
09/24/2013 11:53:55 AM PDT
by
VerySadAmerican
(".....Barrack, and the horse Mohammed rode in on.")
To: VerySadAmerican; Revolting cat!; Slings and Arrows
I'll bet the look on her face was priceless.
To: JoeProBono
Truth in advertising PING!
To: GeronL; Revolting cat!
Liu received treatment at a local hospital for inflammation, explaining she drank snake wine regularly to cure her rheumatism.
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