It was getting dark, Mr. Le Tai Thu (in Ca Mau City) got on the boat to roam around his shrimp farm to find and catch water lily snakes. Called water lily snakes because they often cling to water lily flowers to float on the water for shelter.Mr. Thu said that this season, water lily snakes are fat. After every rain, the snakes rise to the surface of the water and cling to water lily bushes or water plants, so they are easy to catch.Water lily snakes are aquatic snakes, non-poisonous, the back is usually black or yellow depending on the color of the water, the belly is usually white.Snake catching tools are as simple as a flashlight, a snake bag… every night, a person can catch 2 – 4 kilograms of snakes.Catching snakes requires the catcher to be experienced, agile and gentle to avoid being bitten again.The largest water lily snake only weighs about 300 grams and is purchased for about 250,000/kg.Water lily snakes often grow naturally in fields, have large bodies, small heads, eat small fish and shrimp and are active at night. Water lily snake meat is soft, sweet and is often processed into dishes such as boiled snake with lemongrass, braised with lemongrass and chili, grilled or stir-fried with noni leaves, mint leaves…Going night scanning, in addition to catching snakes to sell for money to make ends meet, people also catch crayfish, crabs, and fish to improve their daily meals.Natural giant freshwater prawns are caught by snake workers every night.
It was getting dark, Mr. Le Tai Thu (in Ca Mau City) got on the boat to roam around his shrimp farm to find and catch water lily snakes. Called water lily snakes because they often cling to water lily flowers to float on the water for shelter.
Mr. Thu said that this season, water lily snakes are fat. After every rain, the snakes rise to the surface of the water and cling to water lily bushes or water plants, so they are easy to catch.
Water lily snakes are aquatic snakes, non-poisonous, the back is usually black or yellow depending on the color of the water, the belly is usually white.
Snake catching tools are as simple as a flashlight, a snake bag… every night, a person can catch 2 – 4 kilograms of snakes.
Catching snakes requires the catcher to be experienced, agile and gentle to avoid being bitten again.
The largest water lily snake only weighs about 300 grams and is purchased for about 250,000/kg.
Water lily snakes often grow naturally in fields, have large bodies, small heads, eat small fish and shrimp and are active at night. Water lily snake’s meat is soft, sweet and is often processed into dishes such as boiled snake with lemongrass, braised with lemongrass and chili, grilled or stir-fried with noni leaves, mint leaves…
Going night scanning, in addition to catching snakes to sell for money to make ends meet, people also catch crayfish, crabs, and fish to improve their daily meals.
Natural giant freshwater prawns are caught by snake workers every night.