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Snake Farming News: Even good people start sweating on hearing the name of snake. But imagine, what if someone makes keeping poisonous snakes his business? A girl from China has done the same. 30 year old Qin left the comfortable life of the city and returned to her village and is now earning crores from this business. A resident of Guangxi province, Qin's father had a snake farm, which she is now managing. Today there are more than 60,000 poisonous snakes in this farm.

According to a report by South China Morning Post, there are 50,000 'five-step snakes' and about 10,000 cobra snakes in Qin's farm. 'Five-step snake' is considered to be the most poisonous snake in China, it is said that after its bite a person is not able to walk even five steps. Kin says, 'Feeding these snakes is a very risky task. But I am not afraid. My father has been in this business since before I was born.

The snake venom, skin and meat produced from this farm is in high demand in the market. Here snake venom, dried skin, gallbladder and snake oil are sold for traditional Chinese medicine and scientific research. The price of one gram of poison ranges from 40 to 200 yuan depending on its quality. At the same time, the price of a snake's meat is up to 300 yuan. After taking out all the expenses, Qin earns 10 lakh yuan (about Rs 1.20 crore) every year from this business.

Kin is also very active on social media. Her handle is famous by the name 'The Girl Who Collects Snake Venom'. She often shares videos related to her work. However, she also warns her followers about the dangers of this work and the terrible pain that a snake bite can cause. Kin says that once a snake bites, one does not forget its pain throughout life. Many people comment on social media that it really takes a lot of courage to do this work.