Poor lower caste indian girl begging with Spectacled Cobra on an India street. Andhra Pradesh, India

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Although a banned illegal activity the Sapera or Sapuakela caste of people in India are the streets snake chamers and the children are taught from an early age to beg with the Cobra

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Size: 3492px × 5250px
Location: Andhra Pradesh, India
Photo credit: © Tim Gainey / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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