10 tons of snakes being eaten every day in Changsha

时间：2007-07-14 02:46:30

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Chinanews, Changsha, July 13 – On July 11, a reporter from Sanxiang Metropolitan1 News went to the Xichangjie Aquatic2 Market, the largest aquatic market in Changsha to have a look. This reporter saw that lots of snake cages lined up on both sides of the street in the market. There were about ten snakes lying in each cage. With a rough calculation, this reporter saw that in less than 50 meters, there were as many as 17 shops selling snakes.

 

“Want some snakes? My snakes sell at 30 yuan a kilo, or 12 yuan each after skins were stripped. The snakes in my store are all wild snakes. Their meat is tender and delicious, ”a woman seller solicited3 this reporter to buy it.

 

When this reporter told her that snakes were animals protected by the state, the woman replied immediately: “These are all stink4 rat snakes, the most common type. It is not the rare species under the state protection. Don’t worry. It’s legal to eat them. Right now, it is the booming season for snake sale. We normally can sell 200-250 kilograms of snakes every day. In the whole aquatic market, about 1,000 kilograms of snakes can be sold every day. If it is illegal, we might have shut down our business long time ago.”

 

Indeed, her business was really good. At her store, ten snakes were sold in just 30 minutes.

 

In Changsha, about 10 tons of snake meat were eaten by people every day. 30% of these snakes were wild ones. Hunan is a province where lots of snakes inhabit there. People in Changsha, consume the largest amount of snake meat in China, according to information released by the Hunan Provincial5 Wild Animals and Plants Protection Association.

 

If Changsha people eat 3 tons of snake meat every day, it will mean that over 1,000 tons of snake meat are consumed in Changsha every year. If one snake weighs about 1 kilogram, this will mean that about one million wild snakes have been eaten. These one million snakes are able to kill 400 million rats every year.

 
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1 metropolitan mCyxZ     
adj.大城市的，大都会的
参考例句：
  • Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
  • Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。
2 aquatic mvXzk     
adj.水生的，水栖的
参考例句：
  • Aquatic sports include swimming and rowing.水上运动包括游泳和划船。
  • We visited an aquatic city in Italy.我们在意大利访问过一个水上城市。
3 solicited 42165ba3a0defc35cb6bc86d22a9f320     
v.恳求( solicit的过去式和过去分词 )；（指娼妇）拉客；索求；征求
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  • He's already solicited their support on health care reform. 他已就医疗改革问题请求他们的支持。 来自辞典例句
  • We solicited ideas from Princeton University graduates and under graduates. 我们从普林斯顿大学的毕业生与大学生中征求意见。 来自辞典例句
4 stink ZG5zA     
vi.发出恶臭；糟透，招人厌恶；n.恶臭
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  • The stink of the rotten fish turned my stomach.腐烂的鱼臭味使我恶心。
  • The room has awful stink.那个房间散发着难闻的臭气。
5 provincial Nt8ye     
adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人
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  • City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
  • Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

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