A cobra peeks out from the basket of a snakecharmer in the settlement of Vashisht close to Manali in northern India.

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A cobra peeks out from the basket of a snakecharmer in the settlement of Vashisht close to Manali in northern India. Snake charmers tend to defang their venomous snakes before training them.

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Size: 5120px × 3413px
Location: Vashisht, Himachal Pradesh, India
Photo credit: © Stuart Forster India / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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