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PostSubject: Agents Seize 411 Bottles of Rattlesnake-Infused Vodka in Tex   Agents Seize 411 Bottles of Rattlesnake-Infused Vodka in Tex EmptyThu Mar 20, 2008 6:13 pm

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, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.

After receiving a tip several weeks ago, TABC agents raided Bayou Bob’s Brazos River Rattlesnake Ranch in Palo Pinto County after the reptile-infused vodka was sold to undercover agents, the paper reported. 411 bottles of the serpent sauce were seized.

“In my 20 years with the TABC, I’ve never seen anything like it,” Sgt. Charlie Cloud told the Star-Telegram.

TABC officials told the Star-Telegram that they plan to file charges this week for the sale of alcohol without a permit and possession of alcohol with the intent to sell. Penalties for those charges include up to a year in the county jail and fines up to $1,000 upon conviction.

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.
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PostSubject: Re: Agents Seize 411 Bottles of Rattlesnake-Infused Vodka in Tex   Agents Seize 411 Bottles of Rattlesnake-Infused Vodka in Tex EmptyThu Mar 20, 2008 6:15 pm

This sort of sh!t is done all over the world and makes ne so mad. In the 60's and 70's here in the UK it was happening with our native Adder. No wonder they have been on the decline ever since!
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PostSubject: Re: Agents Seize 411 Bottles of Rattlesnake-Infused Vodka in Tex   Agents Seize 411 Bottles of Rattlesnake-Infused Vodka in Tex EmptyThu Mar 20, 2008 10:55 pm

Thats awful ..poor snakes Sad
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PostSubject: Re: Agents Seize 411 Bottles of Rattlesnake-Infused Vodka in Tex   Agents Seize 411 Bottles of Rattlesnake-Infused Vodka in Tex EmptyFri Apr 04, 2008 8:43 am

The worst part is that in order to gather all these rattlesnakes for their shows they go out to the desert and they pour gasoline into burrows forcing the snakes out so they can catch them.

It's a fracking disgrace. They don't care who lives in the burrow, they just hope a snake comes out and they don't clean up after themselves, which means the burrow can never be used again by any other animal. And the snake gets sick from the gas and they don't care. I went to one show and saw the film and vowed never to buy anything from these people or ever go back again.

They are a disgrace.
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PostSubject: Re: Agents Seize 411 Bottles of Rattlesnake-Infused Vodka in Tex   Agents Seize 411 Bottles of Rattlesnake-Infused Vodka in Tex EmptyMon Apr 07, 2008 6:47 pm

Sh!t Bam didn't even realise that, thats bloody aweful! Mad
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Reptile Rescue Den wrote:
Sh!t Bam didn't even realise that, thats bloody aweful! Mad

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