Monday, July 5, 2010

People are eating snakes.

This article in the Korea Times reports that the poaching of snakes has been on the rise because.  It seems that claims by athletes and celebrities about snake meat boosting stamina are partly the reason for the interest in snake meat.  I’m not saying that there is absolutely no chance that eating snakes might increase stamina, but it is an example of the weird health notions that exist in Korea, because this definitely sounds like something out of an RPG.

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