Trip to Taipei | Snake Alley

Snake Alley is a famous place in Taipei, Taiwan. Snakes are supposed to be some type of male enhancer because they are long. Not sure when people started believing that either snakes would make men bigger in certain ways or they are a substitute for Viagra, but...I'm sure that many men...and women have been disappointed over the years because of this belief.

This part is a little graphic..."IF YOU ARE UNDER 18 YOU NEED TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT OR GUARDIAN"

First of all...they didn't want people to take pictures (now I know why)...so I was lucky to get out of there with this half blurry pic.

One thing that is pretty messed up is that they stun the snake (at first I thought they killed the snake because they hit it's head on a table) and hang it on a rope by its head. They begin to use scissors to cut open the snake, then cut out the heart, the snake is still alive! It begins to bleed and they catch some of the blood and put it in water for people to drink.

They then proceed to cut into the snake again, this time cutting out the kidney (I believe) to get the bile. It's the same process, they put it in water and this is all supposed to be good for you.

I don't at all agree cutting into the snake while it is still alive, it was a little hard to watch the thing suffering.

Some shellfish in Snake Alley



This is an abolone...I don't think I've ever eaten abolone...I think I'd like to try it sometime.