Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe VADINAGAR, India, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The BBC says India's Karsan Nath is hissing with anger at the country's wildlife protectors who have ruined his snake-charming business with reptilian moves. Nath and his fellow snake charmers from the village of Vadinager in the western state of Gujarat no longer can freely ply their trade because of a ban on capturing snakes. Advertisement Even the traditional dowry of snakes offered to prospective grooms has been banned; all because conservationists have decided to strictly enforce provisions of the 1972 Indian Wildlife Protection Act. "It is difficult for me to even feed my snake," said Nath. "I can barely afford it." Nath is the village's head snake-charmer and his family has been in the charming business for nine generations. For old memories, Nath still keeps his trusted black King Cobra -- just in case he is asked to prove his skills once again.
