Snake charming charmers may also use Russell's vipers. Indian and Burmese pythons, and even mangrove snakes are also encountered, though they are not as popular. In North Africa, the Egyptian cobra, puff adder, carpet viper and horned desert viper are commonly featured in performances. Except for the pythons and mangrove snakes, all of these species are highly venomous. At home, snake charmers keep their animals in containers such as baskets, boxes, pots, or sacks. For safety, some North African snake charmers stitch closed the mouth of their performing snakes, leaving just enough opening for the animal to be able to move its
Banded water snake 9 to 50. Newborns are 200–240 mm (about 8-9.5 in) in total length. The three recognized subspecies of "Nerodia fasciata", including the nominotypical subspecies, are: Some sources consider "Nerodia clarkii compressicauda" and "Nerodia clarkii taeniata" to be subspecies of "Nerodia fasciata". Also, some sources have considered "Nerodia fasciata" to be a subspecies of "Nerodia sipedon". Banded water snake The banded water snake or southern water snake ("Nerodia fasciata") is a species of mostly aquatic, nonvenomous, colubrid snake endemic to the central and southeastern United States. It is found from Indiana, south to Louisiana and east to Florida. Adults of the