日本农林水产厅研究所对特种养殖业的调研结果表明 :国际市场上对蛇及蛇产品的需求量巨大 ,养蛇业的市场前景广阔。目前 ,仅香港市场上每年的蛇肉年销量在１０００ｔ左右 ,活蛇销量在２０００万条以上 ;中国的广州是亚洲最大的活蛇消费市场 ,对蛇肉的年销量在８０００ｔ以上 ; The results of the survey conducted by the Japan Institute of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Institute on special aquaculture show that there is a huge demand for snakes and snake products in the international market and the snake industry has a promising market. At present, the annual sales of snake meat in Hong Kong market is about 1000 tons per year, and the sales volume of live snakes is more than 20 million pieces. Guangzhou, China is the largest live snake consumption market in Asia, with an annual sales volume of more than 8000 tons of snake meat.