Snake charmer killed by king cobra after trying to show off 'magic skills' WARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGE: Snake charming is illegal in parts of the world - but one shaman used serpents for 'traditional ...

A young snake charmer died after letting a cobra dangle from his mouth. Footage shows Mochi Shivaraj posing in the middle of a road as the 4ft venomous serpent hung from his mouth in Telangana ...

Pali Nath believes his cobras are 1,000 years old. This may be a slight overstatement, but it speaks to his sense that his trade - snake charmer - is an ancient, integral part of Indian culture ...

The snake charmer before he was bitten by the reptile (ViralPress) The king cobra then bit Norjani a second time on his face but he still continued smiling while doing his performance.