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Snake charming is the practice of appearing to hypnotize a snake (often a cobra) by playing and waving around an instrument called a pungi. A typical performance may also include handling the snakes or performing other seemingly dangerous acts, as well as other street performance staples, like juggling and sleight of hand .
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis.
Their traditional occupation is catching snakes and trading snake venom. They rear snakes, dogs, hens, horses, donkeys, pigs and goats. They rear snakes, dogs, hens, horses, donkeys, pigs and goats. Hence, the dance movements and the costumes of their community bear a resemblance to those of the serpents.
Snake common names (1 C, 10 P) * ... Snake charming; Snake detection theory; Snake farm; Snake pit; Snake-stone; Snakes in mythology; Spinal osteoarthropathy
This category is for articles which discuss the use of a common (vernacular) name shared by multiple species of snakes which do not correspond to a taxon. The main article for this category is List of snakes by common name .
Image credits: an1malpulse #5. Animal campaigners are calling for a ban on the public sale of fireworks after a baby red panda was thought to have died from stress related to the noise.
Sunbeam snakes: Sunbeam snake (Xenopeltis unicolor) Scolecophidia 3 families Family Common Names Example Species Example Photo Anomalepidae Taylor, 1939: Dawn blind snakes: Dawn blind snake (Liotyphlops beui) Leptotyphlopidae Stejneger, 1892: Slender blind snakes: Texas blind snake (Leptotyphlops dulcis) Typhlopidae Merrem, 1820: Blind snakes
Snake charmers typically need 6 to 7 cobras each year to replace those that perish. These snake charmers in Jaipur, India have set up their act on the sidewalk in a busy tourist area.