March 18, 2008
Leave it to a Texan to Make Rattlesnake Vodka
Vodka with a bite. Its totally illegal, though, and it was destined for China where those crazy bastards think everything is some sort of aphrodisiac.
From FoxNews here:
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. TABC agents raided Bayou Bob’s Brazos River Rattlesnake Ranch after the reptile-infused vodka was sold to undercover agents. 411 bottles of the serpent sauce were seized.
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.