Snake Charming Kids: India Snake Charming

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Snake Charming Kids: India Snake Charming

A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy plays carelessly with a deadly cobra as his grandfather looks on proudly. This footage shows the dying tradition of snake charming in rural India. For centuries, India's snake charmers have enjoyed a celebrated place in the country's history. The hypnotic tunes they played to enchant snakes to dance have not only captured the imagination of Indians, but people around the world. But now, the snake charming industry is fighting for its survival amid stringent wildlife protection laws.

Since the late 1990s, when the Wildlife Protection Act (1972) was implemented, members of the nomadic Bedia community have seen their meagre finances dwindle still further. The Act bars people from using wild animals commercially or turning them into pets, including bans on performances with live snakes and snake charming. The largely illiterate Bedia community have no other source of income. Clad in a colourful turban, Budh Nath, 65, is training his young grandson to perfect the ancient art of snake charming - despite the fact it is illegal and he could be jailed if caught. The family, which lives in Faridabad, an hours drive from Delhi, claim they used to make a good living and were respected as highly skilled performers.
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@:40, these are our future doctors in America! In 15 years or less those four kids will be here in the U.S. with their own medical practice. Keep studying 'chotom' !

neutrinos
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"I don't have my homework, teacher, because my pet poisonous snake ate it. No, really! Here, I'll show you…"

almishti
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Snakes = Oroachimaru's anybody? Like they look similar.

darkflamesdragon
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I missed all the subtitles because the entire time I'm thinking "look out!"  Snakes scare the shit out of me so seeing kids doing homework on top of a snake (no clue if it's poisonous or not) freaks me right out.

TheCrazyCanuck
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what type bee wax use on been joint to gourd. or what is material use and how to mix. I like been sound

JasbirSingh-kpzm
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You sound very well educated. Please tell me more.

Shazzman
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cobras don't actually have ears so they just follow the way you move, so its not as cool. 

alexwolf
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Hi there, we are from Spotlite Trans 7, Indonesia. We would like to ask for permission to use ur youtube videos for our show. We will put credit title for ur channel and footage.
Best regards,
Spotlite Team

spotlitetrans
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I would love to do my homework with a snake

immortalityevolution
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This is one of the endangered traditions which need to be conserved

learnrmsaonline
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there was a fly on the snakes head at 0:28

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