Clenbuterol And Snakes
This is one of the strangest cases of food poisoning. 13 people in China were hospitalized after eating snakes in 2010. But, the snake didn’t directly cause them to become ill. It was what the snakes had eaten. They had eaten frogs, which had been fed Clenbuterol.
All 13 people had eaten snakes on September 1st and 2nd at a local restaurant and had developed headaches, chest tightness, palpitations, trembling, and a few others. These are all considered typical symptoms of clenbuterol poisoning. When the snake was cooked, it was not enough to rid it of residual Clenbuterol built up from ingesting the contaminated frogs.
Clenbuterol is approved to be used as a bronchodilator for asthma patients and is also used by athletes as a performance-enhancing drug. Even though it’s prohibited, it can be added to animal feeds to achieve leaner meat. The frogs had been “juiced,” provided to the snakes, and the snakes poisoned the people.
