India-1969: Snake Charmer Plays Flute For King Cobra Snake And Almost Get Struck

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Snake Charmer Plays Flute For King Cobra Snake And... — Clip Details

A young snake charmer in India crouches on the ground in 1969, playing a flute to a striking cobra. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the tense moment as the cobra rears up from its basket, its hood expanded. The man wears a white shirt and dark vest, focused on the snake under dappled sunlight. Spectators stand in the background, watching the traditional performance. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 footage evokes a sense of historical authenticity and cultural tradition.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125062480

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: Yes

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1969 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: India Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s India 8mm footage for productions needing a brief archival insert of a street snake-charmer performance with visible spectators and a cobra.
Period detail: The clothing, handheld 8mm color, and metadata-supported 1969 India setting may show a late-1960s visitor-filmed public performance scene.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, staying close to the crouching performer while background spectators move at the edge of the frame.
What appears in frame: A crouching snake charmer, raised cobra, snake basket, wind instrument, tree shade, paved ground, and standing onlookers are visible.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, soft focus, high contrast shade, faded color, and slight handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a tense cutaway, travel-memory beat, or short cultural-performance insert within a 1960s India sequence.
Historical context: The scene shows a public performance involving a snake charmer and cobra, with spectators nearby, but the exact town or occasion is not identified.
Research note: People and faces are visible, and audible music is flagged, so likeness, performance, music, animal-use, and location context should be reviewed separately from footage copyright.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1969 India 8mm snake charmer, cobra street performance, vintage home movie India, and Super 8 travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1969 India footage, then broader travel or street-performance material involving animals.

Still Frames From This Clip

In metadata-supported 1969 India footage, a crouching snake charmer faces a raised cobra beside a basket while spectators stand behind. — Snake charmer crouches with flute near a raised cobra and basket.

The snake charmer remains crouched in dappled shade as the cobra rises from the basket area and people stand behind the performance. — Performer plays close to the cobra as it stays upright.

In the lower-left frame, the cobra is more upright near the basket while the crouching charmer leans toward it with his instrument. — Cobra rises in front of the crouching performer during the act.

The performer sits low in shade with his instrument as the cobra blurs in front of the basket, suggesting quick movement during the performance. — The cobra moves near the basket while the charmer remains focused.

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