one night kevin and i were hanging out with my host sister- in- law when she announced that my host brother had caught a snake. we all went out back to this big metal canister, took off the top and there it was, already in an empty vodka bottle. pretty sad. they intend to fill the bottle with vodka and allow the snake to steep. then they drink the vodka and rub it on sores or aches. my students say their relatives do this, and they eat the pickled snake. it's a strange place, this kyrgyzstan. sorry for the photo quality, but i've learned that it's tricky to take a picture of a bottle in the dark.
