Re: Snake Charmers
they are very common in India…i bet you will see one performing near a train/bus stations and on a very busy touristy street corner. during my childhood in my village, if a snake is spotted in the house, folks would call a snake charmer to come and extricate the snake. they would take it with them if it was a cobra and later use it in their shows.
i once spotted a cobra in my house hiding between the Ghusl Khaana door and the wall…my brother shot the snake with a 12-bore gun…his head got blown up…we call ‘jamaa daarin’ to clean the mess up…all this happened in the early hours of the night. i can’t forget that snake ever!
My Dadi used to say that Jinnat comes in shape of snakes and their forefathers when saw a snake, they ask it to leave for 3 times. If it didn’t move, they used to kill it.