Eating venomous snake in Japan

Eating Okinawa's Venomous Snake

The habu (Protbothrops flavoridis) is a venomous snake common to the Ryuku Islands, which includes Okinawa. They measure about four feet long and their bites, if left untreated can result in death. They don't prey on humans, but humans do prey on them, often by infusing them in local liquors.Sora News 24 found that they're good eating. The publication sent a reporter to the island of Amami Oshima, where restaurants offer habu meat on the menu. T…

Eating venomous snake in Japan

Habu is both feared and revered, but does it taste like chicken? If you ever visit the islands of Amami and get chatting to one of the locals, there’s a good chance that the topic of conversation might turn to habu, a group of highly venomous snakes native to Okinawa and other islands in the Ryukyu chain. ▼ Amami Oshima is one of the islands in the Ryukyu chain, and it takes an hour by plane or 11 by ferry to get there from Kagoshima. Both…