So who's afraid of a wee rattlesnake - when you have tasted snake wine all else pales in comparison.
For our 30th wedding anniversary we went on a tour of China and on a trip up the Li River this gentleman appeared on the boat selling snake wine. Only a few of us were brave enough (or foolish enough) to sample it but I must say it tasted all right - a bit like a smoother version of poitin if I remember rightly. It's also supposed to be an aphrodisiac oc: