Under the video, Kennedy wrote that he removed snakes from his colleague Dr. Mehmet Oz’s cottage in Florida by the seashore.
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“Cheryl enthusiastically supports the removal of a pair of black racer snakes from Dr. Oz’s terrace,” Kennedy wrote, apparently referring to his wife, actress Cheryl Hines. A woman’s voice is heard in the video: “Why?”
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According to experts, black “racer” snakes are not venomous and are harmless to humans if left undisturbed, writes bbc.com.
In a video posted by Kennedy on Tuesday, he is seen wearing a shirt, pants, and only socks, approaching the crawling snakes and crouching to pick them up.
Kennedy lifts the snakes in front of the camera and smiles, although it is visible that they are biting his hands.
Florida wildlife specialists recently warned people to keep away from snakes as they become more active in spring.
“Keep a safe distance from snakes and admire them from afar,” the agency wrote in a Facebook post.
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“Resist the urge to pick them up – even non-venomous snakes can bite painfully,” the statement added.
This is the latest episode in RFK Jr.’s fairly close encounters with the animal world.
In April, he was asked at the Capitol about reports that he cut off the penis of a raccoon hit by a car.
Arizona Democrat, Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva, asked Kennedy during a session: “This morning I read an article about your tendency to perform medical examinations yourself.
It seems you once cut off the penis of a raccoon hit by a car so you could examine it later.”
Two years ago, Kennedy also faced criticism from environmentalists for claiming that he once sawed off the head of a dead whale washed ashore with a chainsaw so he could take it home on his car roof.
