Snake alcohol poisoning: Causes, treatment and prevention

Many people poison snake alcohol because of improper use. Do you know the causes, treatment and prevention of snake alcohol poisoning?

Snake wine is believed to be a medicinal liquor that uses snake carcasses soaked in alcohol with a high alcohol content. Most of the snakes used to soak alcohol are poisonous. Snake wine is believed to have positive effects on yang, cure leprosy, etc. However, if not used properly, the drinker is likely to be poisoned with snake wine. 

Effects of snake wine according to folk experience

According to oriental medicine, snake meat has a mild, sweet and salty taste, can be used to treat poisons, relieve pain, except for rheumatism... Snake bile has a sweet taste, not bitter like bile of other animals. anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-inflammatory effect. For that reason, snakes are often used to soak wine in two ways: cut into pieces, dry and then soak in wine or leave whole to soak in wine. 

Snakes used to soak in alcohol are usually poisonous

To increase the effectiveness, many people also soak snakes with herbs with different uses such as:

• Soaked with  crane tich , millennium sue, ha thu o, and five pavilions to cure joint pain , rheumatism, back pain.
• Soak with millet blood, blood sense to enhance blood circulation and blood tonic. 
• Soaked with anise, bare skin to reduce bloating and indigestion. 

Snake wine is said to have appeared since 771 BC (in the Western Zhou Dynasty). People often use poisonous snakes, 3 types (three snakes) or 5 types (five snakes) to soak in alcohol. Perhaps this is the cause of the unfortunate cases of snake alcohol poisoning. 

According to folklore, snake wine has the effect of tonic kidney, yang , and physiological enhancement in men. This type of alcohol also has the effect of reducing pain and curing rheumatism. But whether snake wine helps improve sexual performance is still a big question and doubt. 

Causes of snake alcohol poisoning

Many people still believe that snake wine is a kind of wine that is both nutritious and precious. But in fact, there have been many cases of poisoning with alcohol soaked from snakes. What is the cause of poisoning?

Soak a whole snake

Total immersion is a way to soak a live snake in alcohol. At that time, the snake venom (located on the sides of the arm, close to the neck) is still intact. After a period of soaking, the snake venom dissolves into the alcohol. Even drinking a small amount of this type of alcohol can lead to poisoning and even death. 

According to experts, snake wine is not as nutritious as many people think

Soak soaked snakes with unknown ingredients

Many people soak snake wine with other herbs to increase the taste and use. But not all combinations are beneficial for health. In fact, there have been cases of death due to drinking cobra soaked in abalone. Snake meat and abalone are two ingredients that are thought to be "great" but when combined, they become dangerous.

Overdose

Drinking too much alcohol is inherently not good and is the cause of acute alcohol poisoning . Drinking too much snake wine is dangerous to health. According to folk experience, snake wine should only drink 1-2 small cups at a time. Do not drink more than 25ml per day, and each episode of solid alcohol should not be longer than 10 days. 

Eat snake-resistant food

Snake alcohol poisoning can also be caused by the victim drinking alcohol at the same time as eating foods that are incompatible with snakes. Folk experience says that if you eat radish with snake meat, it will be easy to vomit and stomach pain.

Parasitic infection

Parasitic infection when drinking alcohol is also a cause of poisoning. Many people mix wine with snake blood and fresh snake bile to drink. It is possible that in the blood of snakes there are parasites, which will invade and harm the human body. 

Drinking soaked wine is not enough days

According to folk experience, if snake wine has not been soaked for at least 100 days and has not been grounded, it should not be drunk. At that time, the poison in snake venom has been neutralized and reduced toxin will reduce the risk of poisoning for healthy people. For people with weak kidneys and weak liver, the risk of poisoning will be higher. 

Drinking snake wine for external use

There are many types of snake wine, some of which are only used for external application. If you drink it, you will be poisoned. If the drinker does not understand clearly what kind of wine he intends to drink, he will "self-harm". 

There are many causes of snake alcohol poisoning 

Manifestations of snake alcohol poisoning

People who are poisoned by drinking snake poison often have symptoms such as:

• Severe nausea and vomiting, which may be accompanied by diarrhea. This condition causes severe dehydration and electrolyte deficiencies.
• Wheezing, which is difficult like someone with asthma, can cause respiratory failure.
• Dizziness, lightheadedness, possible fainting or confusion.
• Legs and arms are numb, difficult to move. Late emergency care can paralyze limbs.
• Drowsiness and extreme fatigue, feeling like fainting.
• Irregular heartbeat, which can lead to death.

What to do with snake alcohol poisoning?

Snake alcohol poisoning can be life-threatening. So what to do when drinking snake poison? The best way to treat alcohol poisoning is to call an ambulance or take the victim to the nearest medical facility. In the meantime, family members can provide first aid by stimulating vomiting so that the victim vomits the alcohol that has been drunk into the stomach. 

Timely first aid helps people with snake alcohol poisoning overcome the crisis

But “prevention is better than cure”. To avoid the risk of unfortunate poisoning, the first thing to do is to carefully understand a few issues as follows:

Those who are not allowed to use solid alcohol:

• Women who are pregnant and breastfeeding 
• Children should not use, unmarried people under 45 years old should not use
• People with heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease, high blood pressure should not use snake wine
• People with severe alcohol allergies (alcohol content 40 degrees)

Notes when soaking snake wine:

• Do not arbitrarily soak alcohol with other ingredients.
• Do not soak whole animals because many species of snakes are extremely poisonous. In addition, snakes can "hibernate" during soaking, and then come back to normal. There have been many cases of snakes being soaked alive and biting people. 

When drinking snake wine, special attention should be paid to:

• Do not use snake wine with radish.
• Do not drink alcohol mixed with solid bile and solid secretions.
• Drinking a lot and continuously solid alcohol can easily lead to impotence, even permanent paralysis.
• It is advisable to find out the origin and composition of snake wine before drinking.

In fact, there is no scientific evidence to prove the "divine" uses of soaked snake wine. Experts also recommend that people should not consider snake wine as a tonic alcohol. Families with soaked snake wine should not use it to treat guests. 

There have been many cases of snake alcohol poisoning leading to long-term health damage. There are also many deaths from snake wine. Each of us should learn carefully before soaking or drinking any alcohol to protect our own health and those around us.