But the disturbing fact is many such wild animals are killed cruelly for food; animals such as pigeons, snakes, frogs, ostriches and even some endangered species.

而令人痛心的事实是许多这类野生动物被当作食物而被杀，例如：鸽子。蛇。青蛙。鸵鸟，甚至还有一些濒临灭绝的种类。

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Yang's team also found dead snakes that had been killed by people—the Miao, a local minority, believe that a snake encountered in the wild will bring bad luck unless it's killed immediately, he said.

杨剑焕和他的同事们还发现了很多被当地苗族杀掉的死蛇。苗族人认为在野外碰见蛇是非常不吉利的事情，只有马上杀掉它才能将厄运驱走。

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Initially this was a successful strategy as large Numbers of snakes were killed for the reward.

最初这个办法很成功，人们为了争得奖金杀死了很多眼镜蛇。

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But in Vietnam, Mr Caillabet said some people killed the snakes by inflating them with air compressors.

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