Snake bites man after soaking 2 months in bottle

(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-06-08 09:01

Two months after a man unlocked a snake that was soaked in a jar with liquor, the reptile bit him.

The man surnamed Zhang of Wuhan, capital of Hubei province purchased the snake and some other herbals to make snake wine.

The poisonous snake bit Zhang when he opened the jar to pour the wine, which is said to be effective in curing rheumatism.

Zhang went to the hospital. He didn't seal the jar properly.

(Chutian Jinbao News)