http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKa2dt1Dzeg
Only in incredible India do children have these special toys with which to play! I am spending the day with my grandchildren and they helped me pick the video! Creepy to me as I really don’t like snakes. . . .de-fanged or not!
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Wow, I mean this is really incredible…but kind of cute too.
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Yes, as there is absolutely now danger to the little ones! Still creeps me out ! I showed them the invasions of the monkeys and elephants, and camels. Then I thought of snake charmers and . . . . there was this! The internet is wonderful…..even if I don’t fully understand stuff…if I can just just do it ! 😎
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Reblogged this on Oyia Brown.
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oh heck – this is really creepy – de-fanged or not – i wouldn’t want to play my kids with a snake…ugh
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It is a whole nother world there!
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OMG!!!! Are they not getting hurt??
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They fang teeth at they bite with are removed so no it doesn’t look like the snakes can do any harm…but it is creepy!
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It’s very creepy, especially watching the baby gum the snake!!
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Yes, I agree.
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That is really my concern. I hope the snakes have been squeezed the venom out. Even so, the bites can still be painful or can get infection.
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I really don’t know. I can’t imagine that people who seem to love their children very much would let them play with the snakes under those circumstances. There were many children playing with snakes videos and this was not the only one. I think the Hindu way of life and total rejection of killing animals is very hard for us who don’t live there to understand. There are villages where snakes are revered and if they get into houses , they are just put back outside. Never killed. And there is a temple for the worship of rats where rats are running around all over people’s feet. There is a large bowl of milk for the rats to drink and devotees will get on the floor and drink milk with the rats. (We didn’t go there. ) I guess the videos are on YouTube because the Indians know it is a shock to other people in other places. I join you in hoping all precaution is taken to keep the babies safe and well.
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I’m an Indian and I have NEVER seen anything like this! I’m sure these are non-poisonous snakes and their fangs have been removed, but it’s so weird to see children playing with snakes like they would with dogs or cats. I shudder just thinking about it!
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I fear that I have upset you with this posting. If you follow my blog, you know I have great love and respect for incredible India. I didn’t see this in person either.The Indian culture is very different as far as animals are concerned and this is just an example. In the US there are religious groups in the south that in faith “handle snakes.” And people have died. In rural China, people eat puppies, That is not part of our culture. Hindu Indians eat no meet. We all have different cultures and traditions but are the same in our humanity, and desire for health, and family. It is obvious that these children are safe in playing with the snakes which by the way are venomous, but defanged.
I wish you a good day.
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No, no Annet. You didn’t. With written words, sometimes the emotion we say it with doesn’t come across. I was just expressing surprise that these children play with snakes as we would with animals that are more commonly found as pets. There is no single Indian culture or even single Hindu culture for that matter (e.g. a lot of Hindus eat meat)… different regions have their own cultures, languages, traditions, etc., and the diversity is what makes this country interesting.
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Thanks for your clarification. I just wanted to make sure that I had not offended you or India. I was fortunate to be a guest for 4 months, but want always to exhibit “guestly” manners! And thanks for the reminder of the immensity if India, cultures,languages etc. I tend to generalize why too much. Husband calls me the “queen of digressions!” To give you an idea. Have a lovely weekend!
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Oh my goodness! That gave me the willies!! Defanged or not they can still squeeze you can’t they?
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I looked it up and cobras are venomous snakes, they are not constrictors which squeeze their prey. So I guess the answer if no. The “willies” pretty much sums it up.
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in other news… i bet people somewhere in the world could be creeped out by our personification of plastic in the forms of toys bearing painted on “human” faces for our children….
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Good point! I had some pretty stern replies. Did you read them?
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yes. initially i too was taken aback, even as i know this happens. despite being aware, it’s not less shocking each time i see either pictures or video. still, i do think it’s wonderful. not just that there are people who do things so differently than i would, but also that there are people who see the world in such different ways. what a terrific (and natural) way to learn fearlessness: no helicopter parenting or “bubble wrap” protectiveness for those children.
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That is a great perspective! I so glad you are back. . . .
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