Like many kids of the time, he had become fascinated with what were then called the "Mysteries of the Orient". Keel was born Alva John Kiehle in Hornell, New York in 1930. But on the other hand, because of John there's one topic that everyone - and we mean everyone has heard about. After all, his writings - both in his early years and later - tended to be rather specialized and directed toward non-mainstream audiences. This included, of course, how to charm a cobra.Īlthough the snake charming story (plus another one we'll get to later) pushed John to temporary celebrity in India, he is not well known to the general public today. John had been traveling throughout the Middle and Far East and was supporting himself by writing magazine articles about what he saw and learned. In India the story brought considerable - and in some ways unwelcome - fame to John A. Titled "Yank Snake Charmer", the story was accompanied by a photograph of a young man in a t-shirt and pith helmet who was, yes, charming a cobra. In the spring of 1955, the Times of India printed an article in their Sunday society section.
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