As far as I know, once the snakes
are milked of their venom they are
killed. BTW, I go to the flea market
but not the snake show. I can live
without seeing thousands of snakes.
Which reminds me.
When I was a kid we went to see
grandpa once. Across from his
station/store there were several
vacant lots. In the middle was a
dirt drop of about three feet. Us
kids were running and jumping off
it. Then someone noticed a small
ledge about half way up it. On the
ledge was a snake. We went back to
the store to get a treat and quit
playing on the lots.