Has anyone had Rattlesnake infused vodka?

[JS80]

what the hell

Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission officials were rattled last Thursday by the discovery of over 400 bottles of illegal booze, each containing a 10-inch rattlesnake in the bottle, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.

After receiving a tip several weeks ago, TABC agents raided Bayou Bob?s Brazos River Rattlesnake Ranch in Palo Pinto County after the reptile-infused vodka was sold to undercover agents, the paper reported. 411 bottles of the serpent sauce were seized.

?In my 20 years with the TABC, I?ve never seen anything like it,? Sgt. Charlie Cloud told the Star-Telegram.

TABC officials told the Star-Telegram that they plan to file charges this week for the sale of alcohol without a permit and possession of alcohol with the intent to sell. Penalties for those charges include up to a year in the county jail and fines up to $1,000 upon conviction.

Infusing alcohol with snakes or scorpions is believed to possess aphrodisiac properties, TABC officials told the paper. The practice, in which alcohol is poured over the body of a snake or scorpion, is popular in Asian cultures.

 

[Nitemare]

seen alot worse

 

[SpunkyJones]

Sounds kind of nasty.

 

[Farang]

They sell similar stuff all over Vietnam, full of Cobras and whatnot. It is actually quite good, but definitely has an "organic" flavor.

 

[foghorn67]

My friends from work would bring those in from trips to SE Asia.
I would try it if the alchohol was actually good. I hate almost all Asian alcoholic drinks.

On the other hand, the bottles look badass.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

My friend went to Thailand as part of his military training. They were training with the Thai Army, and one of the rights of passage is to drink a shot of whiskey with fresh cobra blood squeezed in it. They actually chopped the head off a live snake and drained the blood into the shot my friend was holding. He drank it (allegedly). Didn't care for it, if I recall.

 

[PottedMeat]

Not vodka, or rattlesnake, but the title made me think of this:

Youtube - The F-word - James May vs. Gordon Ramsay

Laotian Snake Whiskey mmm mmm.

 

[sygyzy]

This is newsmaking? Big deal. Like the article says, popular in Asian countries. I am not sure what the ATF is upset about? Are rattlesnakes endangered or protected? They don't drown them so it's not cruelty. Is it the possibility of infection? In alcohol?

 

[shekondar]

Originally posted by: sygyzy
This is newsmaking? Big deal. Like the article says, popular in Asian countries. I am not sure what the ATF is upset about? Are rattlesnakes endangered or protected? They don't drown them so it's not cruelty. Is it the possibility of infection? In alcohol?

They (the state) are upset because the booze is being sold by an unlicensed seller, which means the state doesn't get any tax money. They could care less about how healthy or unhealthy it is.

 

[MisterJackson]

I've had Habu wine. Decent stuff.