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The Snake Temple (Ban Kah Lan)
Jalan Tokong Ular, Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia Phone: +60 4-643 7273About
The Snake Temple is situated in Sungai Kluang, Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia and is perhaps the only temple of its kind in the world. The temple is filled with the smoke of burning incense and a variety of pit vipers. The vipers are believed to be rendered harmless by the sacred smoke, but as a safety precaution, the snakes have also been de-venomed but still have their fangs intact, visitors are warned against picking up the reptiles and placing them on their bodies for taking pictures. Local devotees believe that the temple's snake population has come there of its own accord.
