Yang Hong-Chang, a snake expert for more than 40 years, says that reptiles can function for nearly an hour after losing their body parts. Basically, snakes are still able to kill you even after you think you have killed them by chopping off their heads.
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The venom will first cause paralysis and then asphyxiation. If the venom from an Indochinese spitting cobra gets into your eyes, you will be permanently blind. This is a sad and tragic accident.
It is hard to imagine that this was the first time Fan had made this soup.
One simple lapse in judgment can cause serious illness and death. Don’t take anything for granted. Don’t be complacent. Just because you have done something a ‘million’ times doesn’t mean accidents won’t happen.
Share away, people.