A snake charmer cleans the eyes of his snake in Jogi Dera (snake charmers settlement), in the village of Baghpur, in the central state of Uttar Pradesh, (Photo: Adnan Abidi/Reuters) Buti Nath flips ...

A 26-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh in northern India has died after attempting to take a selfie with a venomous snake. The man, who went by the name Dharamveer, was visiting the Kakoda fair in ...

The tall snake charmer with a thick moustache stared into my eyes and smiled. His eyes were large. His rugged, good looks were accentuated by long, black, curly hair that reached his shoulder. He had ...

Most humans have an instinctive fear of snakes that can save their lives, but scientist Joe Slowinski apparently did not. He was fatally attracted to the slithering reptiles that he devoted his life ...

A Thai snake charmer kissed 19 highly poisonous king cobras in an attempt to set a world record Saturday. One by one, the cobras were released onto a stage set up in this Thai beach resort town, as ...

At first, people thought it was part of an act: a deadly python coiled around the neck of its owner and snake charmer during a live show in Uttar Pradesh, India, this week. But they soon found out the ...

Back in the olden days, the streets of Bangladesh were home to thousands of entertainers who provided a welcome distraction from the constant haste of our daily lives. These entertainers occupied ...

New regulations, government bureaucracy, political connections and changing cultural tastes can affect any career path — and that includes that of a traditional snake charmer in India. Computer chips ...

At first, people thought it was part of an act as a deadly python coiled around the neck of its owner and snake charmer during a live show in Uttar Pradesh, India, last week. But they soon found out ...