Show SNAKE CHARMING A tsak talk about th the art end and its if by a salon snake charming has become a common thing nowadays said a professional snake handler to a philadelphia times man after reading the account of dov dot Son wells mishap and the danger about the work is just sufficient to attract some people yes there la always danger unless the poisonous fangs are extracted it is almost impossible to charm or rather drug some come species of snakes so that they can always 1 be depended upon they are a treacherous set and more so when they have the poisonous fangs in their mouth they know right away when these fangs have been extracted they seem to lose their pride a and nd ferocity and they will try to ane sneak a k away rather than llian to offer defiance defranc a I 1 have known the fiercest diamondback diamond back ever brought from florida to cool down as aa tame as a lamb when the poison fang was taken out most of the snakes handled by charmers on the stage are harmless so far as poisoning anyone is concerned it should be a crime too to let those with the tangs fangs anbe in bi exhibited what are the secrets of snake charming oh well wel they are simple simpler than most people imagine in the first place the anal anale e has to be handled gorged with food so that it is sleepy and quiet then it ib drugged ab that its senses are dazed and quiet sometimes they are put in boxes containing ta ia ice and the cold puts the them i into aa genii torpid condition in either case the snake is very gentle and only half tn in possess possession on of its benses censes then the snake charmer uses certain motions in handling the reptile and by bk dint of dexterity and strength the snake is easi ly passed from hand boliand to hand and allowed to cou coil its slimy lengths over arms legs and body the exhibitor however must be constantly on an the tha alerts alert when the snake becomes too lively it is time to replace it in the box the hand caust always grasp it at certain places where the head can be guided and hold held irom from the tha body this thi is the hardest thing illenz the charmer has haa to learn leam but it romes comes with practice if handling reptile with the poisonous fangs in one must be strong and in perfect health any nervousness or temerity might cost coit him his bis life the grasp and in movements B must be precise andaca and accurate c ue to abe there re is no room for hesitancy 0 orn certainty and the strain on ones etem system during the performance Is i r ig great reat tha chermer Is really toying with death and death in one of its most horrible forms |