Ah, India ... the land that brought us Bollywood also brought us this strange and disturbing video clip. Watch as a baby wrestles with a cobra (a cobra!) that either has been defanged or whose mouthseem to have been sewn shut - while adults chatter on in the background (anyone here know what they're saying?)
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Polls Boutique is running a poll to see whether you think "poor baby" or "poor snake" (maybe a little of both!) - Thanks Eran!
WHAT THE CRAP ARE YOU ON ABOUT SON?
I still think.
That doesn't sound like a YouTube comment thread AT ALL!
:)
I never believed him.
thanks to youtube, now he can regain his honour! :D
(indian people sure have... in their pants, yes mam'!)
@bleh : this is so old! I timewarped to lastweek ;p
I say poor snake, because the baby has no idea what's going on and isn't scared at all! The snake on the other hand...talk about massive ego damage!
But I feel bad after watching it though - I wanted the snake to win! :P
Seriously though,the snake wrapped itself around the baby's neck! That could have gone wrong, even though I don't think cobras squeeze their prey - do they?
I call bullshit on that one.
July 7th, 2008 at 9:34 am
Typical heathen cultural crapola. *Yawn*. Next."
LOL... oh, the irony.
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/babycobra.asp
I concur. Too many rituals, too many relics, too many bleeding statues
and Jesus images on bread. Gave up catholicism for lent . Decided to become a Christian instead. OH, but kept the catchy name ;-)
Well, that wasn't exactly what I meant. I was going for more of the tolerance aspect and my doubts that Mother Theresa would have called her adoptive culture "crapola".
But your explanation works, too.
However, the fact that they are doing this and thinking its funny is horrible abuse to a child as far as I'm concerned! Not to mention the snake (even though I hate snakes) why would anyone sew its mouth or de fang it for their pleasure?
Its exploitation of a child for the amusement of the so called adults who are present in this video! Shame on them all!
Call it a ritual, it still barbaric!