Snake Charmer in Cochin

This was pretty interesting until one of the snakes took off in the other direction, and the handler had to run after it and shove it back into the basket!


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Blog: Leah vs The Mosquitoes: 22 to 5
Date: October 6th 2008

That’s last night’s tally alone, of course, but it was my first decisive victory in the ongoing war, so I thought I’d brag a little. This war would have been practically a suicide mission had I not possessed a magic weapon - what we call the Kocu Bat. (“Kocu” - koh-soo - is Tamil for “mosquito.”) The Kocu Bat is a rather ingenious piece of equipment which comes to Tamil Nad via China ... read more







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