A little girl poses for a photo with a snake at the Reptiles Chinese Culture Festival in Beijing on Saturday. Photo: Caixin

A tiny snake slithers in glass jar. Its owner claimed the snake was the only one of its kind in the world and was worth 88,000 yuan ($12,431). Photo: Caixin

A pet owner shows off her white snake. Photo: Caixin

A lizard claws at its glass enclosure on Saturday. Photo: Caixin

A child checks out a lizard in a glass box at the festival. Photo: Caixin

A lizard perches on its owner’s shoulder at the festival. Photo: Caixin

Children warily watch a lizard in the hands of an exhibitor. Photo: Caixin

A group of visitors check out a snake intertwined around an exhibitor’s arm at the festival. Photo: Caixin