The Penang Snake Temple

The Penang Snake Temple is one of the few places where you can get up close to a bunch of venomous snakes and live to tell the tale.

History
The Snake Temple, officially known as Hock Kin Keong or Cheng Hoon Giam, was built for the worship of the deity Cheng Chooi Chor Soo, also widely known as Chor Soo Kong.Chor Soo Kong was a Buddhist monk who lived about a thousand years ago in Fujian, China. He was held in high esteem by the Chinese because of his spiritual enlightenment, great virtue, medical knowledge and good deeds during his lifetime. He was deified after his prayers for rain succeeded in ending a terrible drought in Fujian province.