A poisonous snake that has been soaked in liquor for a year can actually "resurrect" people and bite people, causing death. Why didn't alcohol kill poisonous snakes?
Snake wine is known as "the treasure of wine", for rheumatism and other diseases have a strong effect, many places have their own snake wine and drink snake wine customs. Some people even say that "the more poisonous the snake, the better the medicinal effect" and "the living snake is better than the dead snake", however, the poisonous snake brewing wine may cause life danger.
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In April 2001, villagers in Guangxi put a live cobra into a homemade rice wine jar and waited a year later to taste the medicinal effects of snake wine, but the snake suddenly opened its eyes and sprang out and bit him in the neck. The bitten villagers were stiff and could not be rescued after being sent to the hospital.
Is the poisonous snake soaked in wine actually "resurrected" to bite people, is this really just an isolated case? In fact, similar incidents are not uncommon, and they have occurred everywhere.
In 2009, Mr. Zhang, who lives in Jiangxia, Hubei Province, bought a chilian snake and goji berries and other Traditional Chinese medicines because of a rheumatism attack, and went to a roast hotel to buy 2.5 kilograms of strong liquor. After more than a month of soaking the Chilian Snake Medicine Wine, Mr. Zhang began to drink it, but after 60 days, when the cork was opened, the originally motionless poisonous snake suddenly jumped out and bit down his hand, fortunately, thanks to the timely treatment, he saved his life.
There was a similar case in 2013. A peasant woman in Heilongjiang caught a "soil ball" (pit viper) alive and soaked it in a wine tank, and when she changed the wine for three months, she was accidentally bitten, and later survived after rescue.
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It stands to reason that even a lively snake, under high concentrations of alcohol, is likely to die of dehydration and lack of oxygen. So why is it that after 60 days in the vat, even a year later, the poisonous snake can still be "resurrected"? Is it true that, as the legend goes, snakes are spiritual animals, or are snakes capable of drinking?
In fact, although snakes are not legendary spiritual creatures, they do have an extraordinary ability to survive. The reason why the snake can survive in the wine altar for such a long time is actually because it is a warm animal that does not consume energy to maintain body temperature, so the demand for food is not high, and it can survive by eating 2-3 times a year.
Once they encounter a dangerous situation and cannot fight back, they will activate the self-protection mechanism and enter a state of "suspended animation" similar to hibernation. In this state of self-protection, they will actively reduce the speed of metabolism, so that the cells and tissues in the body almost stop working, just like time pauses, so as to ensure that they can continue to survive.
Of course, although snakes have such a function, they are only ordinary life after all, and their instincts alone cannot completely resist alcohol, so the main reason for the snake not to die is more man-made.
For example, Mr. Zhang of Hubei Province mentioned earlier, after the wound healed, came to Jiangxia Industrial and Commercial Institute with medicinal liquor to complain. After investigation, the industrial and commercial personnel found that there was no quality problem with the liquor sold in the store, but Mr. Zhang made many mistakes when brewing medicinal liquor. During the production process, the amount of liquor was relatively small, and only half of the wine was filled in the bottle, and the head of the poisonous snake was not submerged to completely kill the poisonous snake. And Mr. Zhang was eager to try the effect of the medicine, and only soaked for a month and began to drink wine. In addition, the glass cork is not tied with gauze or plastic bags, the sealing effect is not good, and the air can enter the bottle normally. For venomous snakes, not eating or drinking will not kill them, but oxygen is an indispensable condition for survival, and venomous snakes have survived.
In addition to the main reason why the bottle is not sealed, other irregular operations will also give the viper an opportunity. For example, the alcohol concentration is too low, or the chinese medicine ingredients and the proportion of the added Chinese medicine are not correct, and the alcohol concentration is reduced.
Using a poisonous snake to brew wine is not simply added to the liquor to brew, but it is necessary to first lock up the live snake and starve for a month, and then wipe the snake's body clean before it can be soaked with liquor. And every few days, shake the bottle to let the snake's head sink under the wine. Only after the snake's eyes turn gray and it is determined that the poisonous snake is dead can the bottle be opened.
In fact, if these treatment methods are standardized, there will be no case where a poisonous snake is soaked in wine for a year and still survives to bite people. The key is that many people listen to the efficacy of the poisonous snake brewing wine, their heads are hot, they will not deal with the poisonous snake, but also have to choose the most difficult live snake brewing wine, so that what is brewed is not snake wine, but their own bitter fruit.
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Since poisonous snakes are so dangerous, why do many people like to soak snake wine? Why is there no poison when the poisonous snake is soaked in liquor?
First of all, live snakes do spew venom under alcohol stimulation, but because snake venom is an active protease, this active protease will lose its activity in rice wine containing 40% ethanol, and it can also delay the hydrolysis of many drugs and enhance the stability of the agent. This situation is equivalent to boiling eggs at high temperatures, and snake venom is equivalent to egg whites, which coagulate and degenerate after encountering alcohol, so a large amount of snake venom loses its toxicity.
In addition, there may be a small amount of snake venom that has not been removed, but because snake venom is a neurotoxin and a circulating toxin, it will only cause poisoning if it enters the human blood circulation through the wound, so as long as the organs in the body are not injured, it will not be poisoned. This is the main reason why snake wine, although it is called "the length of a hundred medicines", is not something that everyone can drink. Especially for some patients with hepatitis, cirrhosis, peptic ulcer, chronic colitis, snake wine not only has no way to help them alleviate the condition, but also may aggravate the disease.
Therefore, for the sake of safety, venomous snakes will basically do treatment before brewing wine to remove poison. The most effective way is to buckle its teeth on the edge of the cup, let the venom flow along the edge of the cup, until there is basically no liquid flowing out, at this time, then pull out its poisonous fangs, remove the venom glands, and the poisonous snake is basically no toxic.
In fact, if you want to completely remove the toxicity, it is best to remove the snake's head, simple and rude. However, cutting off a snake's head is also a dangerous job, and the decapitated snake's head and snake body will still move, and it is not uncommon for people to be bitten to death by snakes with different heads. This is because the snake directs this conditioned nerve on the limb, rather than controlling the entire body by the brain as humans do. After the head of the venomous snake is broken, the various organs can remain active alone for hours or even days, so when the person is close, the cold-blooded snake head can sense the change in the external temperature, causing conditioned reflexes and making biting actions.
In short, dealing with venomous snakes is a very dangerous thing, and with the slightest negligence, it is possible to suffer fatal injuries. What's more, in our cultural cognition, there is still a saying that snakes are spiritual. Therefore, if it is not necessary, it is better not to catch poisonous snakes and soak snake wine yourself.