In 2010, after moving from Vinh Phuc to the mountainous district of Kon Ray, Kon Tum province, Mr. Van experimented with various models such as raising cattle and goats, and growing agricultural crops, but none were effective. In 2018, after being introduced to the rat snake breeding model by a friend, Mr. Van boldly bought more than 150 breeding snakes and built a 100m² enclosure with about 90 cages on his rubber plantation.
Initially, Mr. Van spent a lot of time visiting large snake farms in Dak Lak and Lam Dong provinces to learn systematic breeding techniques. King cobras are not difficult to raise and rarely get sick, but special attention must be paid to living conditions such as maintaining humidity in the enclosure at 50-60%, and lining the floor with sand or dry soil to create a favorable environment for the snakes to thrive. This species has a simple diet, mainly frogs, toads, and commercially raised chicken meat. Feed costs are approximately 70,000 VND per month per snake.
During each mating season, he pairs one male snake with three female snakes in a single enclosure. The female snakes lay eggs twice a year, each time producing 36-40 eggs, with a hatching rate of up to 90%. The young snakes, raised for nearly a year, reach a weight of about 1.5 kg and can be sold for 350,000-400,000 VND/kg. Snake eggs can also be sold for around 70,000 VND each. After 5 years, Mr. Van now has a stable breeding stock of over 200 pairs of snakes. He sells both commercial snakes and provides eggs and breeding stock.
Mr. Nguyen Trung Kien, Chairman of the Farmers' Association of Tan Lap commune, praised Mr. Van as an exemplary figure of overcoming difficulties and boldly applying scientific and technical advancements to production. Over the years, Mr. Van's rat snake farming model has developed steadily, yielding high economic returns. "The association always supports him in finding markets, helping the model continue to develop and spread within the local farming community," Mr. Kien said.
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