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- charm´ing : Allusion to this art, widely practiced by the ancients (see references in DB , under the word; especially Bothart, Hieron ., III, 161,164, etc.), as by modern Orientals, is found in Psalm 58:5; Ecclesiastes 10:11; Jeremiah 8:17; Sirach 12:13, perhaps in James 3:7 . The skill displayed in taming snakes, often without removing the poison fangs, is very surprising. Bruce, Davy, and other travelers give striking illustrations. See especially the interesting account of serpent-charming in Hengstenberg's Egypt and the Books of Moses , English Translation, 100-104.