At Dong Tam 2 farm in Suoi Da hamlet (Duong To commune, Phu Quoc city, Kien Giang province), 7 types of snakes are being kept, including kraits, red-tailed green snakes, and cobras. Special There are especially king cobras (often called cloud cobras) that are 4m long and weigh up to 17kg.
Mr. Nguyen Tan Loc – the person in charge of Dong Tam 2 snake farm, said that the snakes raised here were caught from local forest rangers and brought individually to tiger snakes. The king madder was brought back from Dong Tam 1 snake farm.
“The snake farm serves the needs of visitors to learn about poisonous and non-poisonous snakes to know how to prevent and protect themselves,” Mr. Loc added.
Especially with king cobras, they do not eat mice, frogs, etc. Their food is a lot of their own kind. Other venomous snakes even swallow pythons smaller than them.
Mr. Pham Trung Hieu (Ca Mau tourist) shared that the first time he saw king cobras with his own eyes, he felt both scared and excited.
“I have seen cobras that are only a few kilograms, but when I came here, I was truly startled by the huge size of the king cobra weighing nearly 20kg,” Mr. Hieu said.
And tourist Nguyen Thi Thuy An said: “Raising and preserving snake individuals is very meaningful.” Especially when illegal hunting is putting many species at risk of extinction.”
It is known that every year the snake farm This hotel welcomes 40,000 domestic and foreign visitors. In addition to raising snakes, this snake farm also cares for a number of other animals such as pythons, gibbons, peacocks, ospreys…
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