Horizontal close up of a snake charmer performing with his hooded Indian Spectacled cobra "Naja Naja".

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Close up of a standing cobra and snake charmer playing the punji. Snake charming is the practice of apparently hypnotising a snake by simply playing an instrument, normally the flute-like 'been' or punji instrument made from a gourd.

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Size: 5125px × 3408px
Location: India
Photo credit: © Anne-Marie Palmer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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