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Thailand / Bangkok / Pasteur Institute (Snake Farm)

The institute located at the corner of Henri Dunant Road and Rama IV Road west of Chulalongkorn Hospital belongs to Thai Red Cross. They do cholera, smallpox and typhoid inoculations as well as rabies treatment there, none of which may qualify as tourist attraction. However, the institute has become a popular tourist attraction because of its large collection of live poisonous snakes.

The Snake Farm is open to the public daily 8:30-16:30. The extraction of venom from the snakes can be observed is demonstrated daily at 10:30. Admission fee is 70 Baht.


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Created: September 1, 1995? -? Last updated: February 4, 2008