Muhammad Anwar can control the snakes with the movement of his hands. He holds snakes as if they are nothing but soft toys. Muhammad Anwar is a family snake charmer. Catching poisonous snakes and is his favourite hobby. He resides near Shastripuram where 15 Muslim families reside. Almost all of them are snake charmers.
Muhammad Anwer told that people from nook and corner of the city approach them to catch snakes. They charge from Rs 300 to 1000 to catch snake. He told that the snake is actually deaf and move on gestures. Firstly he removes the poison bag from snake soon after catching it so that it may not hurt anyone after getting free. Later they hand over them to Zoo authorities as keeping snakes in the house is illegal. Although he saves people from the deadly animal forest department staff pesters him by frequently making raid at his house.
Surprisingly never during 40 years Muhammad Anwer was bit by any snake. He says Osmania hospital is the best place to approach if one is bit by a snake. He is jobless and the whole family is living under acute poverty but government does not provide any job to him.
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