22/3/12

Dong Tam snake farm













Location: Dong Tam snake farm distance from My Tho city about 9km.

Characteristics: As a breeding center venomous snakes get exported, combined medicinal plant research and treatment for people bitten Cuu Long.


Formerly the Enterprise 408, Dong Tam Snake Farm, called Aquaculture Research Center for Pharmaceutical Materials Processing Military Zone 9. Not only is the treatment of patients bitten by poisonous snakes that Dong Tam Snake Farm is unique sights, tours in My Tho - Thoi Son - Dong Tam Snake Farm. Here, visitors see firsthand hundreds of snakes ranging from the gentle snakes (water snakes, snakes Gao, ...), to the venomous snakes (horse tiger snakes, cobras, tigers, ...), rare animals such as pythons, crocodiles, turtles, foxes, bears ...






Each year, about 30-40 thousand international tourists and domestic to visit this place. To attract more tourists, the Department of Commerce - Tourism Tien Giang province is cooperating with Dong Tam snake farm investment to upgrade all the snake farm, planted trees, added many other rare animals ... Expected that upon completion of each year of solid camp will welcome about 10-15 thousand tourists to visit.