The snake farm at Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute claims to be the second oldest of its kind in the world, producing seven types of venom antiserum and keeping many of the 200 species of snakes found in Thailand. Travellers and locals come for exciting snake-handling demonstrations and an informative serpentarium and museum located in central Bangkok.
Affiliated with the Thai Red Cross Society, the Institute opened in 1917 to produce vaccines for diseases like rabies and small pox as well as anti-venom for snakebite victims. While the term “snake farm” may remind you of not-so-ethical animal camps established for tourism profit, the chief aim here is to save lives while educating ... Travelfish members only (Full text is around 300 words.)
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