As early as 2000 years ago, there was a record of snake medicine in Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica, and the whole body of snake medicine had medicinal value. It is said that snake meat has the effects of promoting blood circulation and expelling wind, eliminating phlegm and removing dampness, invigorating the middle energizer and benefiting qi, and has a good curative effect on rheumatoid arthritis, limb numbness, qi deficiency and blood deficiency, convulsion epilepsy, skin itching and so on. Snake gall, snake bone and snake slough (Fang Ming Qing Long Yi, commonly known as snake shell and snake coat) have good curative effects on sciatica, migraine, rheumatic joint pain, advanced cancer and leprosy. Snake venom is ten times more than that of Huang Jingui, and it is a very scarce drug source in the international market. Therefore, it has the reputation of "God gives medicine".

Modern research has also confirmed that snake meat is rich in protein and fat. Beef is famous for its high protein food, but the protein content of snake meat is higher than that of beef. People have done animal experiments with Agkistrodon halys product, which proves that it can stimulate endocrine gland organs such as pituitary gland, gonad and thyroid gland to secrete hormones into the blood, and has a special effect on coordinating and strengthening some physiological functions.

In fact, from a nutritional point of view, snake soup and pigeon soup are both animal meat, and the nutritional components are actually similar. From the perspective of safety, it is not recommended to drink snake soup. After all, snakes are wild and carry a lot of parasites, some of which are difficult to kill even at ordinary high temperatures. Once these parasites invade the human body, they may endanger people's lives in serious cases.