For centuries, snake charmers have held audiences spellbound with nothing but a haunting flute and a rising cobra. The real secret behind the performance has nothing to do with music, and everything ...

The picture of a snake emerging from a basket and moving in time with the sound of a flute is among the most universally recognised cultural phenomena, particularly in India. For years, the ...

Tourists from Morocco and India are familiar with such scenes: A snake charmer plays the flute, a cobra rises from its basket and seems to move to the rhythm of the music. But do snakes really dance ...