A Viral Video of RFK Jr. Has The Internet Spiraling Out Of Control
by Raven Ishak · BuzzFeedPosted 2 minutes ago
The US Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has a very weird relationship with animals.
He recently grabbed a bird at Dulles International Airport for reasons unknown.
According to investigative journalist Isabel Vincent, he allegedly cut off a raccoon's penis to study it later.
And now, he's done something incredibly bizarre with another animal at the home of the Administrator of the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Dr. Mehmet Oz.
On Twitter (now known as X), Robert uploaded a video that begins with two snakes in a corner of Dr. Oz's patio.
The next thing you see is Robert frantically trying to grab both snakes with his bare hands. A woman, who seemed to be his wife, Cheryl Hines, also asked, "Why?" off-camera.
Once he grabbed the poor snakes, someone off camera asked, "So, what are they?"
Robert said, "They're trying to bite me." And the person replied, "Well, they're having sex."
And the same person asked again what kind of snakes they are. Robert's response? "They're black snakes."
However, his wife didn't hear him and said, "MOCCASINS? Those are dangerous." But Robert laughed and said, "They're not Moccasins." She didn't hear him again and asked, "Huh?" And he repeated that they're not Moccassins.
For some reason, Robert keeps holding the snakes, even though they continue trying to bite him. Cheryl said, "You're nuts," adding, "Okay, Okay," seemingly signaling him to put the snakes down.
The man behind the camera then asked, "Are they biting?" And even though Robert said yes and showed the camera his hand with the bite mark, he still kept holding them. At this point, his wife is not having it: "Honey, honey, let them go. Oh my god. I can't watch."
The video continues for a few more seconds, with Robert telling the cameraman to come closer as he holds the snakes, but the video abruptly ends there.
When Robert posted the video, he wrote, "Cheryl cheerleads the removal of a pair of Black Racers from Dr Oz's patio." I'm assuming he's being sarcastic here.
Fun fact: Black Racers are non-venomous. However, according to the Florida Museum website, they are "not aggressive and avoid direct contact with people and pets. Virtually all bites occur when the snakes are intentionally molested."