Releasing venomous snakes as a religious ritual

Tran Vu Tai might believe in the religious ritual of releasing caged animals to generate good karma, but choosing venomous snakes was a step too far.Tai, a Chinese national now residing temporarily in Saigon, along with two friends, was caught red-handed by forest rangers in the southern province of An Giang on Tuesday, about to release a huge number of poisonous reptiles into the wild.