Taipei ' s last notorious snake restaurant closes due to lack of supplyKuo Yi - chien , owner the Asia Snake Restaurant at the Huaxi Street Night Market in Taipei , Taiwan , displays snake testicles preserved in wine , in Taipei , Taiwan , 20 May 2018 . Asia Snake Restaurant , the last of eight snake restaurants at the market , will close on 21 May due to short supply of snakes which are a protected species in Taiwan . In the 1980 s , Asia Snake Restaurant killed hundreds of snakes daily . It served snake soup , snake wine , snake blood and snake testicles to mostly male customers who believed snake - derived products could enhance their manhood . This restaurant was also blasted by international animal rights groups for using a cigarette - smoking orangutan to lure customers and putting on daily show of skinning live snakes to get the blood and feeding mice to a cobra until it stopped doing so a dozen years ago . EPA / DAVID CHANG ▶ 기사 제보 및 문의 ▶ 내 생활 에 흥 이 나 는 최신 트렌드    ▶ 사진 구매 문의