THIS IS JUST PURE CRAZY!!! Man puts live reptile through his mouth and nose as China continue celebrating year of the snake•China celebrates the arrival of the new year

A performer wow the crowd in Beijing with a less-than-appetizing snake act, putting the heads of live reptiles in his mouth during a festival for the Chinese new year.

Celebrations continued across China and the globe today with thousands of Lunar Festivals to commemorate the year of the snake.

The fair at the Ditan Temple in Beijing featured the troupe which performed with different types of snakes on stage.

The Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, began on Sunday, marking the start of the Chinese zodiac's year of the snake.
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The Lunar New Year remains the most important festival for Chinese people, resembling a Western Christmas with a weeklong celebration of family reunions, gifts and gastronomic excess.

The snake zodiac is said to bring financial success and a blossoming social life although it has been known to hold bad tidings and is not as loved as the powerful dragon of 2012.