Jordan's snake hunter - in pictures

  • Snake hunter Yaseen Al Sqour carries a reptile in Balqa, Jordan. All photos: Reuters
    Snake hunter Yaseen Al Sqour carries a reptile in Balqa, Jordan. All photos: Reuters
  • Bahraini Sayed Adnan films Yaseen as he explains how to handle a snake.
    Bahraini Sayed Adnan films Yaseen as he explains how to handle a snake.
  • Yaseen, 55, lives in Jordan's Irbid province and has a number of snakes at his home.
    Yaseen, 55, lives in Jordan's Irbid province and has a number of snakes at his home.
  • Yaseen holds a snake using a catcher stick.
    Yaseen holds a snake using a catcher stick.
  • Yaseen can handle all types of snakes with ease and can readily catch the reptiles.
    Yaseen can handle all types of snakes with ease and can readily catch the reptiles.
  • 'Other than venomous snakes, other snakes are not poisonous, they are beneficial for both the environment and people,' Yaseen says.
    'Other than venomous snakes, other snakes are not poisonous, they are beneficial for both the environment and people,' Yaseen says.

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