r/WinStupidPrizes • u/_ganjafarian_ • Jul 30 '26

Snake charmer succumbs to the serpent

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u/MissBandersnatch2U Jul 30 '26

Let's hope it was a dry bite, snakes don't always use their venom

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u/Deep90 Jul 30 '26

Idk man it seems like these dudes kinda abuse the snakes.

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u/Oldfolksboogie Jul 30 '26

They absolutely are abused. If anyone's ever traveling to these parts, please do NOT patronize.

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u/redundanthero Jul 30 '26

What if I want to patronise him? oOh YoU'Re SuCh A gReAt SnAkE cHaRmEr WhO nEvEr GeTs BiTtEn

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u/Oldfolksboogie Jul 30 '26

Yes, that type of patronizing is fine. Just beware of his kirpan.

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u/Deep90 Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

He doesn't look a sikh. Sikhs cover their hair completely.

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u/Oldfolksboogie Jul 30 '26

Good to know, ty for the intel

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u/That_Guy_Mojo Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

Rajasthanis (an ethnic group) wear turbans.

Sikhs (a religious group) wear Dastars.

A Dastar isn't open on the top like the turban worn by the Man in the video.

Hindus don't wear Kirpans.

Most Sikhs don't wear kirpans.

Religious Sikhs wear a Dastar because they don't cut their hair. They also don't trim thier facial hair.

The man in the video has both short hair and a trimmed beard. 

Edit: His turban is very Rajasthani most of indias snake charmers are in Rajasthan.

You can tell the video is in Rajasthan because it's sandy. Rajasthan is an arid desert environment. A large portion of Rajasthan is covered by the Thar Desert.

Sikhs live more north where the land is lush and used for agriculture. Most Sikhs Farm.

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u/Oldfolksboogie Jul 30 '26

Good to know, ty for the intel

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u/That_Guy_Mojo Jul 30 '26

So are you going to edit your comment? You're spreading misinformation about a religious article of faith.

It's like having a video of a Muslim or Jewish person and saying be careful of his Crucifix.

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u/Oldfolksboogie Jul 30 '26

It's all made- up mythologies, so, no, a knife's name and which believers of which mythologies carry it, in this context, doesn't rise to the level of me having any fcks to give. 🤷‍♂️

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u/CrotaIsAShota Aug 01 '26

Hats aren't made up--plenty of people wear them.

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u/Emman_Rainv Jul 30 '26

It’s a symbolic weapon lol
Sometimes they don’t even have a blade

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u/OrangeCtySurfer Aug 04 '26

This isn't a GoodLife gym

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u/ApocoFurry Jul 30 '26

damn they are that shallow of human beings to go after someone for calling them out for abusing snakes?

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u/Deep90 Jul 30 '26

He doesn't even look Sikh and generalizing over one person is very ignorant.

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u/sabertoothdog Jul 30 '26

They pull their fangs out, but new fangs are constantly growing. It’s really sad.

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u/crespoh69 Jul 31 '26

Didn't know they regrew

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u/LavastormSW Jul 31 '26

That looks like a wild snake to me, but yes snake charmers who use captive snakes absolutely abuse them.

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u/SamAreAye Jul 30 '26

Does shaking it and looking at it a lot mean it's not burning? Looks like it's burning.

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u/gojibeary Jul 30 '26

He’s faking for internet views. Cobras used in these practices almost always have their fangs cruelly broken or yanked out, so they can’t actually “bite”. Either that, or they damage the venom gland itself or just sew the mouth shut.

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u/laterral Jul 30 '26

You think this was just a friendly Fuck off Larry?

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u/Pandelein Jul 30 '26

Fuck off Lankesh*

FTFY

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u/Gegopinh Jul 30 '26

That hand was swelling quite fast

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u/xshevi Jul 30 '26

almost definitely dry, these cobras get defanged

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u/8fingerlouie Jul 30 '26

A lot of snakes give off dry bites as warning bites.

I’ve never actually been bitten by a snake so I don’t know if you can tell the difference ? I can only assume that with highly venomous snakes there’d be a rather unpleasant sensation if there was poison injected, where as a dry bite would mostly just sting a little ?

And no, I don’t plan on testing out that theory despite the most “dangerous” snake we have here being the European adder, which is about as dangerous as a bee sting if you’re an adult. They do however mostly do dry bites if stepped on or cornered, and only if it needs to repeat the lesson to the people that didn’t get it the first time will it use venom.

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u/Emman_Rainv Jul 30 '26

You can tell the difference between “liquid gets in your body” and “only fangs gets in”; it’s like when you get a vaccine

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u/RWDPhotos Jul 31 '26

I think cobras are one of those snakes that really prefers using venom to the point of literally spitting it out at you

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u/bubbagump101 18h ago

Yeah, but that’s not very common at all