DMExotics has an interesting video that takes place somewhere like Indonesia (can't remember). Basically there is one whole village that seems to keep these cobras as pets. There is a lot of footage of them. Odd sub-species...I don't know, but they were VERY tame. At one point, our narrator gets in a cab with a guy who is just basically holding one in his hands.

If you came from that background, it would probably seem like no big deal.