Lệ Mật is a village in Viet Hung Ward, Long Bien District. It is northeast of Hanoi by about 7km and is nicknamed “Snake Village.”
The village is famous for its snake catching and specialty snake meat processing. As Anthony Bourdain found out on behalf of CNN you can also eat the still beating cobra heart from one of its many reptillian inhabitants.
Cobra Heart Can Be Dangerous
The diner is at risk from being poisoned by this delicacy if they have any open wounds including cold sores.