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 ...

Reporting from Tiplit, India — Pali Nath has a high-tech advantage in performing an ancient ritual. The snake charmer’s cobra is computer chipped and ready to dance. Well, almost. It’s winter in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tight baskets, glaring lights, and crowds: The conditions during snake charming are far from suitable for the animals. Photo: ...