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INDIA-1969: A man in a white shirt and dark vest crouches on a sun-dappled pavement, handling a cobra with its hood expanded. The 8mm film captures the tense interaction in warm, faded colors, with dappled sunlight and shadows across the ground. The man, likely a snake charmer or herpetologist, manipulates the snake with focused attention, while a basket and a long stick lie nearby. The footage, shot on vintage 8mm film, shows natural movement and grain, evoking a sense of historical documentation from a bygone era.
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