Snake charmer (disambiguation)

Snake charmer in Jaipur (India) in 2008

Snake charmer or Snake charming most commonly refers to the Indian practice of "hypnotizing" snakes.

Snake charmer may also refer to:

  • Snake Charmer, a famous "incident" on the UK game show Catchphrase
  • Snake Charmer (shotgun), is a .410 gauge, stainless steel, single shot, break-action shotgun, commonly used by gardeners and farmers for pest control.
  • Snake-charmer stone is a picture stone found at Smiss, När socken, Gotland, Sweden. The stone has been dated to 400–600 AD.
  • The Snake Charmer is an oil-on-canvas Orientalist painting by French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme produced around 1879.
  • Bill (Kill Bill), also known as Snake Charmer, a character from the Kill Bill films portrayed by David Carradine

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  • Snake handling as a religious rite in the United States, also called serpent handling, is observed in a small number of isolated churches, mostly in the United States, usually characterized as rural and part of the Holiness movement.
  • M. S. Balasubramania (born 1967), popularly known as Snake Shyam, is a snake enthusiast, wildlife conservationist and lecturer in Mysore, India.

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  • The Indian cobra is revered in Indian mythology and culture, and is often seen with snake charmers.
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