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In retaliation, snake charmers have organized in recent years, protesting the loss of their only means of livelihood, and the government has made some overtures to them. Snake charming is almost extinct in India. [1] [4] Many snake charmers live a wandering existence, visiting towns and villages on market days and during festivals.
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The ability to sense infrared thermal radiation evolved independently in three different groups of snakes, consisting of the families of Boidae (boas), Pythonidae (pythons), and the subfamily Crotalinae (pit vipers). What is commonly called a pit organ allows these animals to essentially "see" [1] radiant heat at wavelengths between 5 and 30 ...
The snake is in fact responding to the movement of the flute, not the sound it makes, as snakes lack external ears (though they do have internal ears). [ 131 ] The Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 in India technically prohibits snake charming on the grounds of reducing animal cruelty.
T. butleri is a small, slender snake, averaging 38–51 cm (15–20 in) in total length (including tail), with three yellow to orange stripes along the length of its body. The background color can range from olive-brown to black, and it may also be possible to discern two rows of dark spots between the side and back stripes.
Leptotyphlops nigricans is black or dark brown, both dorsally and ventrally. In some specimens the scales are lighter-edged. It is a small and thin species of snake. Adults may attain a snout-vent length (SVL) of 196 millimetres (7.7 in). [5] The scales are arranged in 14 rows around the body at midbody. Snout rounded. Supraocular small.
Chrysopelea, commonly known as the flying snake or gliding snake, is a genus of snakes that belongs to the family Colubridae. They are found in Southeast Asia, and are known for their ability to glide between trees. Flying snakes are mildly venomous, though the venom is dangerous only to their small
Its body color is light brown or dark brown. On the upper side of the body there are long infarct marks which seem to be intertwined due to their close proximity. Slightly larger, side row of spots of the same color. Dark spots on the head, abdomen is light gray in color. There are small dark spots on the abdomen.