Talk:Snake charming

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Contents 1 Good article 2 sound 3 Looking for some added info 4 GA criteria 5 added source

[edit] Good article

Based on the fact this article seems to have stood since August without any discussion on talk pages, and it's fully referenced and all, it seems to qualify as a wikipedia:Good articles article. -- user:zanimum

Cool. For featured status, someone needs to consult some print sources; everything I consulted was online. I don't doubt the information, but it's likely that there's more info available than what was on the web. — BrianSmithson 03:52, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] sound

A common conception is that snakes cannot hear the instrument. From snake "Snakes have no external ears, but they do have a bone called the quadrate under the skin on either side of the head which focuses sound into the cochlea.[1] Their sense of hearing is most sensitive to frequencies around 200–300 Hz." Is it strictly the playing of the instrument and the sound that 'charms' or hypnotises the snake, is it the motion or is it a trained act? Since most people think it is the motion of the player, a point to refute or confirm this might help.

[edit] Looking for some added info

I saw a video on (one of) the discovery channel(s) a few years ago, not specifically snake charming, but a tribal dance used to subdue and capture a snake. It basically involved manipulating and reacting to the snake's attack patterns, so that it would attack, crawl up a leg, wrap around the neck once, crawl down the opposite arm, and into a waiting sack. It was the most amazing thing I've ever seen, I've been googling fiercly, and haven't been able to turn it up. I believe it was an african tribal dance/technique... I don't suppose anyone here can dig up some info, such as the tribe that does this, the name of the dance, etc (maybe even a video of the dance in action)? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.31.138.141 (talk • contribs) .

I've got no idea, but you may want to try the Reference Desk. There are a lot of smart folks who hang out there who may be able to help you. — BrianSmithson 01:43, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] GA criteria

The Good Article criteria have recently been changed to make inline citations mandatory, primarily due to difficulties in figuring out whether a long list of refs at the end of an article actually do or do not reference the article. So just a warning, this article needs inline citations. Also on the reference criteria, that section with all the citation needed tags is a bit of a concern as well. Homestarmy 17:32, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Just a heads up that I am trying to comply with the request for inline citations. Unfortunately, the notes I took for the article do not include page references, but it's mostly websites, so I'll try to supply citations from them soon. — BrianSmithson 11:41, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] added source

but since I couldn't figure out how to add normal sources, I just added a superscript link. ½¹²³€½¾¡⅛£¼⅜⅝⅞™±°¿ 04:25, 3 January 2007 (UTC)