Snake Temple Penang
Snake Temple is a unique Chinese temple in Penang due to its distinctive history and features. The temple is built to honor Chor Soo Kong, a Chinese Buddhist monk. Legend has it he is well-known for healing and giving the shelter to snakes. After completing the temple's construction, snakes have appeared and lived in the temple without any human touch. Snake Temple is full of the smoke of burning incense and a variety of snakes that is visible anywhere here. Visitors are warned not to touch any reptiles unless being helped by the locals in the temple. This tourist site is worthwhile a short visit for anyone curious about the snakes as well as the temple's history.