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Snakes and gypsies - Sri Lanka

People find snakes either fascinating or repulsive. Surveys have indicated that snakes are the most disliked animals in the world depending on how you look at them. Since we know very little about them, they are misunderstood and feared.

Many Sri Lankans believe that all snakes are venomous and their bite can kill a human being. They also believe that the best snake is a dead snake. That is not true.

Sri Lankan Gypsy people are an ethnic group from Sri Lanka who trace their origins in India (Telugu areas of Madras Presidency) centuries ago. They are the only nomadic group of people living in Ceylon and are known as the Ahikuntakas otherwise called Kuravans. They live in small palmyra huts for two or three days in one place.

Some make their living by fortune telling, snake charming and using monkeys and dogs in performances.

Snake charming is the practice of pretending to hypnotize a snake by playing an instrument called pungi or bansuri. 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 is most common in Sri Lanka.

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