Guilin woman manages 60,000+ venomous snakes (cobras, five-step), earning $146K/year from venom, meat, and traditional medicine. She shares snakebite pain online.
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A young woman in China has attracted major attention online after choosing an unusual and dangerous career path.
Qin, born in 1995 in Guilin, Guangxi, went back to her hometown a couple of years after finishing university to help with her father’s snake farm. What started as helping out eventually turned into managing a huge operation with more than 60,000 venomous snakes, including over 50,000 five-step snakes and nearly 10,000 cobras.
At first, her father did not want her involved because of the risks, but as the business grew, he could no longer handle everything alone.
Qin stepped in and learned how to care for the reptiles, even though the work requires close contact and can be extremely dangerous.
She explained that five-step snakes need to be force-fed prepared food, and handling them always carries a real chance of being bitten.
Even so, she said she is not especially frightened of them because she grew up around the business and her father had been raising snakes since before she was born.
The farm makes money in several ways. Dried snake products, gallbladders, and snake oil are used in traditional medicine, while snake venom is sold for medical research.
According to Qin, venom from a five-step snake can be collected twice a month and sold at different prices depending on quality. The meat is also sold, with larger snakes bringing in much higher prices.
After covering labour and other expenses, the farm reportedly earns more than one million yuan a year, which is about US$146,000.
Qin also shares her daily work and snake-breeding knowledge online under the nickname “The Girl Who Collects Snake Venom,” where she has built a following by answering questions and showing what life on the farm is really like.
She has also spoken openly about the pain of snakebites, saying that anyone who claims not to fear being bitten likely has never experienced it.
She described the pain as unforgettable, adding that a bite can affect far more than just the area where the snake strikes, with severe pain spreading through the arm, shoulder, and even much of the body.
Her story has left many people online shocked, with some saying this is money not everyone could ever dare to earn, while others praised her courage and said she fully deserves her success.
Source:https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3350186/china-woman-returns-hometown-raise-60000-venomous-snakes-earns-us146000-annually
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