" Then
on one memorable occasion, a snake charmer came to the market about 8 in the
morning on a gray winter day with his cobras. He made them dance and then in
front of the whole crowd he slaughtered them all, draining the blood and selling
it in cups to the little old ladies and men in black for $80 HK a cup. Then he
chopped the snakes into pieces, wrapped the pieces in newspaper, and sold them,
leaving only the blood stains on the concrete of the market place to suggest the
violence of the morning."
Apparently
snake charming originated in Egypt and occurs in China
Richard
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