Rancher arrested for selling snake vodka
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080326/capt.68ef5bdde97449ad8d25a59d01abb769.snake_vodka_txfor101.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=PhE3Zetr.MoWb3BSxUPlGQ--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="This image provided by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission via the Fort Worth Star-Telegram shows a bottle of vodka with a juvenile rattlesnake inside. Agents said they confiscated 429 bottles of the snake vodka and one bottle of snake tequila from Bayou Bob's Brazos River Rattlesnake Ranch near Santo in Palo Pinto County, Texas. Bob Popplewell marketed the concoction as an 'ancient Asian elixir.' He was charged with selling alcohol without a license and possessing alcohol with intent to sell. (AP Photo/Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission via Fort Worth Star)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080327/ap_on_fe_st/odd_snake_vodka)AP - A rattlesnake rancher who calls himself Bayou Bob found a new way to make money: Stick a rattler inside a bottle of vodka and market the concoction as an "ancient Asian elixir." But Bayou Bob Popplewell's bright idea appears to have landed him on the wrong side of the law, because he has no liquor license.</p><br clear="all"/>
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