On August 5th, the first national snake breeding training course jointly organized by Zisiqiao Village in Deqing New Town and Xinshi Vocational School started. More than 100 "snake farmers seeking skills" from more than 20 provinces and cities such as Fujian, Sichuan and Shanxi rushed here to study. At present, among 170 households in the village, more than 150 households make a living by raising snakes. In recent years, nearly 70 million young snakes have been produced, with an output value of10.3 billion yuan, which has brought profits of more than 50 million yuan to villagers. Therefore, the village has become a well-known reference of "the first snake village in China":

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