In Taiwan, snakes are also tutelary "Gods of the Soil" in gemstone mining districts. Snake worship is no idle rumor in communities where miners fold their hands and bow at the hissing snakes whenever they appear.
在中華民國台灣的寶石礦區，常可見蛇昂首吐信而過，礦工看了，不但不驅趕，還會雙手合十，頂禮膜拜。