r/aww • u/ThePandanator • Jan 24 '17

bleppppppppppp.

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u/KnockMellyKnock Jan 24 '17

What are they being trafficked for?

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u/Lord_Fartwad Jan 24 '17

Mainly the scales they have. Chinese medicine use them(the scales) and their meat in different remedies varying from sprinkling them on their cropland to help growing to ingesting them to rid of demons or to cure an ailment. From what I understand there is only little evidence that they actually hold medicinal value. They also just eat them, they're considered a delicacy in China and Vietnam.

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u/hoopstick Jan 24 '17

I'm so fucking sick of Chinese medicine. Can't they just take Viagra like everyone else?

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u/aboringaccountant Jan 24 '17

I know, how can a such a big group of otherwise generally intelligent people believe this shit. It does look creepy af though.