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January 23, 2007

For a Second Here I Thought They Were Talking About

...the avaricious charismatic evangelicals across the street from us.

Snake charmers hold council for survival
They danced in a trance, writhing serpents draped around their necks, oblivious to the fear -- and venom -- their cobras, vipers and boas impart.

Swaying to the sounds of flutes and hisses, more than 150 snake charmers gathered in the southern Pakistani city of Hyderabad for a grand council to appeal to the government to help them preserve their livelihood, which many see as a divine gift.


Whew ~ in Pakistan! So traffic won't be any worse than usual. Hallelujah and pass the rattlesnake.

Posted by tree hugging sister at January 23, 2007 08:52 AM