Snake Charmer, India

Taken with Canon powershot A75, dated Nov 2005


In front of City Palace there was a cobra snake charmer. The cobra seems to be hypnotized by the pleasant sounds of the charmer’s flute. In fact, the cobra cannot actually hear the tune being played, though it can perhaps feel some of the sound vibrations as well as those from any tapping by the charmer. What the snake actually does is matching the movement of the performer's instrument.