Snake charmer escapes pythons fury during live show
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they realized the man was in serious trouble when he toppled over onto the sandy ground1 a snake charmer escaped death by the whiskers during a live show in uttar pradesh india after a deadly python coiled around his neck and almost strangled him1 but they soon found out the act was all too real1 the snake charmer initially picked up the adult snake and allowed it to sit on his shoulders as he welcomed the crowd slowly the snake slithered up the mans body and started to wrap itself around his neck1 the man appeared calm acting as if he was simply wearing a turtleneck and continued to motion people to come closer1 thirty seconds later the man kneeled on the ground and appeared to be having trouble breathing1 he leaned forward and grabbed the snakes body attempting to forcefully pull the creature off1 for nearly a minute a group of people just watched in shock and horror1 at first people thought it was part of an act as the python coiled harder around the neck of the charmer who incidentally owns the snake in an effort to kill him1 he appeared to be unconscious when a man stepped in to help. he sprinkled water on the snake and eventually the python slitered away1 according to report three men came forward and rushed the unidentified man to a nearby hospital in varanasi on march 20. his condition is still unknown1 snake charmers are common in india but the reptiles have been known to turn on their handlers1 it would be recalled that a famous snake whisperer in malaysia died last week after he was bitten by a cobra1 also dan brandon a snake enthusiast in the u.k. was found suffocated to death near his pet python tiny last year1 a coroner later confirmed there was no doubt the python had killed him1 read also1