Man with snake in Brixton when Nelson Mandela visited London England

Man with snake in Brixton when Nelson Mandela visited London England

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On Nelson Mandela's first visit to London, Brixton people gave him a hero's welcome including this man who brought his pet snake along, a boa constrictor that terrified the good-natured crowd, so the police stepped in, isolated him from the crowd but he was eventually allowed to go

Location: Brixton, London, SW4, England, UK