Vinh Son Commune (commonly known as Vinh Son snake village), Vinh Tuong district, Vinh Phuc province is known as the snake breeding capital of Vietnam (including cobra breeding) with an annual output of about 250 tons of commercial snake meat and about 3 - 4 million cobra eggs to incubate into breeding snakes.
About 90% of products (including commercial cobras and cobra eggs) from the cobra breeding village of Vinh Son, Vinh Tuong district, Vinh Phuc province are exported to China, bringing in revenue of about 400 billion VND.
Cobra breeding in Vinh Phuc has existed for a long time, closely associated with the tradition of hunting wild snakes in the wild of local people.
The most famous is the snake breeding village of Vinh Son, Vinh Son commune, Vinh Tuong district, Vinh Phuc province with a history of over 100 years.
According to statistics, currently the whole Vinh Son commune has more than 800 households raising venomous snakes, accounting for nearly 60% of households in the commune.
The main products of Vinh Son snake craft village are commercial cobras and breeding cobras.
In addition, traders also buy cobras to process snake wine, snake glue, and molted snake carcasses are purchased to make medicine.
Cobra venom is used in pharmaceuticals, snake skin is used to make decorative belts and leather wallets, cobra gallbladder is used to treat asthma, digestive diseases...
Caring for cobras in the development stage at Vinh Son cobra breeding village, Vinh Son commune, Vinh Tuong district, Vinh Phuc province.
The venomous snake farming profession brings high economic benefits to local people. Snake meat, snake gallbladder, and snake skin all have high commercial value and are favored by domestic and international markets.
The demand for cobra products is increasing, creating conditions for snake farmers to develop production and increase income.
One of the secrets to making money for venomous snake farmers here is raising snakes even in winter.
Snakes have the habit of hibernating. That means during the winter, cobras do not grow but become thinner.
However, many households have used heating lamps, turning the farm into a warm place in the winter. Therefore, this cobra species still grows and develops normally.
Snake eggs used for breeding will be thoroughly checked for quality.
Snake farming also contributes to the conservation of rare snake genetic resources in nature. Many endangered snake species are preserved and successfully bred at snake farms in Vinh Phuc.
Thereby contributing to preserving biodiversity and protecting the environment.
Collecting cobra eggs for export to China at Vinh Son cobra breeding village, Vinh Tuong district, Vinh Phuc province.
However, this special breeding model also faces many difficulties and challenges. Because cobras are extremely venomous, raising, caring for and harvesting them requires highly skilled people along with adequate equipment to prevent snakebites.
In addition, disease is also a very urgent problem, snakes are animals that are susceptible to dangerous infectious diseases, which can cause great damage to breeders if not well controlled.
In addition, the price of snake meat, snake gallbladder, and snake skin can fluctuate erratically due to many factors such as: season, market supply and demand, pricing policy, etc. Price fluctuations directly affect the income of snake farmers.
Raising cobras is a model that requires large investment capital and high technical requirements. To start snake farming, breeders need a large initial investment capital to build cages, buy breeds, food, veterinary medicine, etc.
Cobra breeding work in Vinh Son snake village, Vinh Son commune, Vinh Tuong district, Vinh Phuc province.
Breeding cobras also requires breeders to have high knowledge and expertise, especially in breed selection. It is necessary to choose good snake breeds with high resistance, suitable for climate and soil conditions; provide adequate nutrition, ensure environmental hygiene, prevent diseases and harvest snakes at the right time, ensuring product quality.
Currently, visitors to Vinh Son snake craft village will enjoy many services such as: visiting the breeding area, directly observing animals that are becoming rare in the natural environment, feeling the difficulties of snake breeding; enjoying delicious and unique dishes made from snakes and leaving with the joy of owning meat products, glue, wine... from snakes.
Source: https://danviet.vn/ran-ho-mang-con-dong-vat-hoang-da-to-dai-ca-lang-vinh-phuc-nuoi-thanh-cong-de-trung-can-cha-kip-20241113165550039.htm
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