Dieu-Nalio Chery

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Haiti Snake Handler

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In this Jan. 22, 2013 photo, sn...L'Estère HTI

In this Jan. 22, 2013 photo, snake handler Saintilus Resilus carries a snake he just caught in the wild to use in his street performances, as he hunts for serpents in the countryside of L'Estere, in Haiti's Artibonite state. It's the serpents that help him eat and pay rent, in addition to his work for a neighborhood herbologist. And it's the snakes for which he's most famous. ( Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) L'Estère HTI

In this Jan. 25, 2013 photo, sn...u Nalio Chery) Petion-Ville HTI

In this Jan. 25, 2013 photo, snake handler Saintilus Resilus holds a snake in front of his lips as he trains the snake to recognize his smell as he prepares for his street performances during the pre-Lenten Carnival season, at his home in Petionville, Haiti. Resilus sees himself as something of a performance artist, showing off with snakes and other animals that Haitians don't see every day, earning tips from impromptu audiences. (Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) Petion-Ville HTI

In this Jan. 24, 2013 photo, sn...u Nalio Chery) Petion-Ville HTI

In this Jan. 24, 2013 photo, snake handler Saintilus Resilus watches a soccer game at his home while holding a snake, and a bag of more snakes lays at his feet, as he prepares for his street performances using snakes, for which he charges money, in Petionville, Haiti. Resilus is one of millions of people scrambling to get by in a country where the unemployment rate hovers around 60 percent and most get by on $2 a day. (Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) Petion-Ville HTI

In this Jan. 24, 2013 photo, snake handler Saintilus Resilus uses a bottle to pour water into a snake's mouth as he works with his snakes inside his home in Petionville, Haiti. Resilus sees himself as something of a performance artist, showing off with snakes and other animals that Haitians don't see every day, earning tips from impromptu audiences during the pre-Lenten Carnival season. (Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) Petion-Ville HTI

In this Jan. 22, 2013 photo, snake handler Saintilus Resilus, right, and his assistant Renal Joseph are pushed in a boat by a young man who they paid to ferry them across a river in search of animals to catch to use in street performances, in the countryside of L'Estere, in Haiti's Artibonite state. Resilus has scars from owl bites on his hands, and palms rough like sandpaper from climbing trees to capture animals. Haiti's snakes aren't venomous, but they have poisoned some relationships. His wife left him in 1991. (Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) L'Estère HTI

In this Jan. 22, 2013 photo, snake handler Saintilus Resilus hunts for snakes that he will use in his Pre-Lenten Carnival street performances, in the countryside of L'Estere, in Haiti's Artibonite state. Resilus has scars from owl bites on his hands, and palms rough like sandpaper from climbing trees to capture animals. Haiti's snakes aren't venomous, but they have poisoned some relationships. His wife left him in 1991. (Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) L'Estère HTI

In this Jan. 27, 2013 photo, sn...u Nalio Chery) Petion-Ville HTI

In this Jan. 27, 2013 photo, snake handler Saintilus Resilus and an assistant hold snakes as they perform for money during the pre-Lenten Carnival season in Petionville, Haiti. It's the serpents that help Resilus eat and pay rent, in addition to his work as a neighborhood herbologist. And it's the snakes for which he's most famous. (Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) Petion-Ville HTI

In this Jan. 27, 2013 photo, snake handler Saintilus Resilus performs with a snake wrapped around his face as he and his assistants walk in the streets during pre-Lenten Carnival celebrations in Petionville, Haiti. Haiti's snakes aren't venomous, but they have poisoned some relationships. Resilus' wife left him in 1991. (Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) Petion-Ville HTI

In this Jan. 27, 2013 photo, snake handler Saintilus Resilus, center left, holds his snake as he poses for photos with a spectator as he performs for money during pre-Lenten Carnival season in Petionville, Haiti. Resilus has used snakes and other animals to earn a little money since at least 1974. (Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) Petion-Ville HTI

In this Jan. 27, 2013 photo, a ...u Nalio Chery) Petion-Ville HTI

In this Jan. 27, 2013 photo, a man kisses a snake for good luck after paying snake handler Saintilus Resilus performing in the street during the pre-Lenten Carnival season in Petionville, Haiti. It's the serpents that help Resilus eat and pay rent, in addition to his work as a neighborhood herbologist. And it's the snakes for which he's most famous. (Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) Petion-Ville HTI

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