Snake charming is the practise of appearing to hypnotize a snake (often a cobra) by playing and waving around an instrument called a pungi. A typical performance may also include handling the snakes or performing other seemingly dangerous acts, as well as other street performance staples, like juggling and sleight of hand. The practice was historically the profession of some tribesmen in India but this is no longer the case. performances still happen in other Asian nations such as Pakistan.
The Pythonidae, commonly known as pythons, are a family of nonvenomous snakes found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. Among its members are some of the largest snakes in the world. Ten genera and 42 species are currently recognized. Pythons are found in sub-Saharan Africa, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, southeastern Pakistan, southern China, the Philippines and Australia. n the United States, an introduced population of Burmese pythons, Python bivittatus, has existed as an invasive species in the Everglades National Park since the late 1990s Many species have been hunted aggressively, which has greatly reduced the population of some, such as the Indian python, Python molurus.

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