King Cobras
Photo Title
King Cobras
Photographer/Creator
Mattias Klum
Collection
Publisher
Eddagatan 10 / National Geographic Magazine
Caption/Description
The King Cobra Club - For 10 baht (about 25 cents), we watched the ladies of the King Cobra Club dance holding snakes' heads in their mouths (below). No one could tell me the origins of the performance, but it makes economic sense, and sends chills through an uninitiated crowd.
Citation
Mattias Klum, "King Cobras," in POYi Archive, Item #32521, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/32521 (accessed November 22, 2024).
Date Added
07.06.2008