A young Chinese woman has attracted widespread attention after leaving her office job to return home and take over a large-scale venomous snake farming business that reportedly generates over RM650,000 a year.
The post-95s graduate from Guilin, Guangxi, worked in an office for two years before returning to help her father manage the expanding family snake farm, which was struggling with manpower shortages.
She now helps oversee around 60,000 venomous snakes, including approximately 50,000 pit vipers and 10,000 cobras, transforming the operation into a large-scale commercial venture.
Having grown up around snakes due to her family’s long-time involvement in the industry, she said she is comfortable handling the reptiles despite their dangerous nature.
She explained that different parts of the snakes carry commercial value, including venom for pharmaceutical and medical research use, as well as meat, bile, and oil for other applications.
The business reportedly extracts venom regularly, with pricing depending on quality, and each snake capable of producing venom multiple times a month under controlled conditions.
She added that after deducting operating costs such as labour and maintenance, annual earnings can exceed one million yuan (about RM650,000+).
Authorities in China have clarified that snake farming is legal for medical, research, and exhibition purposes, but the sale of snake meat for consumption remains strictly regulated.
The unusual career shift has gone viral online, with many netizens describing her as a “snake queen” due to her role in managing one of the region’s largest venom farming operations.
