Here snakey, snakey.
Across the streets teeming with merchants, locals, and sunburned tourists. Small kids run barefoot across scorching roads, and cows amble their way through traffic. Through the hubbub of the bazaar sits a solitary figure on a bright rug by a woven basket. Approaching him you see somthing inside the basket is rustling. He is a snake charmer. Snake charming is the practice of pretending to hypnotize a snake by playing an instrument called pungi. The practice of snake charming is most common in India, and other South Asian nations. Being able to charm a snake is extremely hard, so snake charmers often take a few measures to make sure they aren’t bitten. Some of these measures are: removing venom glands, sitting out of biting range, [the snake is still sluggish to attack anyway], sewing the mouth shut, and removing fangs. So all of this sounds horrible, but who wouldn’t want to sit in the hot sun all day, trying to not get bitten, while playing a pungi? Now this is the best!
ReplyDeletehey Elizabeth did you know that snake charming is not at all about the music that you play it is more about moving the instrument in a certain way that mesmerizes the snake so that it follows the end of the instrument. really there is no music needed to hypnotise it. by the way i really think that you should check out the post by anna nelson i think she share your interest in snakes.