{"id":2650,"date":"2026-05-27T04:05:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T04:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2650"},"modified":"2026-05-27T04:05:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T04:05:04","slug":"watch-rfk-jr-wrangles-snakes-on-dr-ozs-patio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2650","title":{"rendered":"Watch: RFK Jr. wrangles snakes on Dr. Oz’s patio"},"content":{"rendered":"

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. grabbed a pair of black North American racer snakes with his bare hands as his wife Cheryl Hines watched on in apparent horror in a video posted to Kennedy Jr.\u2019s\u00a0 X account Tuesday.<\/p>

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What they’re saying:<\/p>

“Honey, honey… why?” Hines yelled as Kennedy Jr. cornered the reptiles on Dr. Mehemet Oz’s patio.<\/p>

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Still images taken from video shared by HHS Sec. RFK Jr. on May 26, 2026, of himself wrangling snakes. (Credit: Robert F. Kennedy Jr via Storyful)<\/span> <\/p> <\/div><\/div>

Dig deeper:<\/p>

Kennedy Jr. then crouched down and lunged at the frenzying creatures, struggling for a moment before grasping the pair by their tails.<\/p>

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The backstory:<\/p>

This isn\u2019t Kennedy Jr.\u2019s first interaction with wild animals.\u00a0<\/p>

In addition to being an avid falconer, Kennedy Jr. has handled a wide assortment of creatures. News wires lit up in 2024 after the former environmental lawyer admitted to dumping a bear carcass in Central Park.<\/p>

In another wild tale, Kennedy Jr. allegedly cut the head off of a dead whale, strapped it to the hood of his car and drove it from a Massachusetts beach to Mount Kisco, New York.<\/p>

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