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BumRushDaShow

(172,645 posts)
Tue May 26, 2026, 08:11 PM 20 hrs ago

RFK Jr. Repeatedly Bitten After Picking Up 2 Wild Snakes While Cheryl Hines Pleads With Him to Put Them Down

Source: MEDIAite

May 26th, 2026, 11:45 am


Add another bizarre chapter to the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. The Animal Kingdom book. The Health and Human Services secretary showed he is also a full-blown snake handler on Tuesday when he posted a video of himself wrangling two black racers from the patio at Dr. Mehmet Oz’s house — as his wife Cheryl Hines anxiously watched.

“You are nuts!” Hines told RFK Jr.

He just smiled and proudly showed off his catches for the camera; it took him 8 seconds to grab both snakes, which were cornered on a patio. The snakes then got restless and started jumping around as he dangled them, and one of the snakes bit him on the finger.

“Honey, honey, let it go,” the “Curb Your Enthusiasm”star pleaded, right as the snake took a bite. “Oh my God!… Bobby, Bobby, please!”. RFK Jr. looked at his finger but didn’t appear to be fazed by it.

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Cheryl cheerleads the removal of a pair of Black Racers from Dr Oz's patio.
9:59 AM · May 26, 2026


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RFK Jr. Repeatedly Bitten After Picking Up 2 Wild Snakes While Cheryl Hines Pleads With Him to Put Them Down (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago OP
How are the snakes? Marcuse 20 hrs ago #1
Poor things. efhmc 19 hrs ago #7
I don't think there's an anti-venom that could save the snakes Jerry2144 19 hrs ago #8
Evidence Roy Rolling 16 hrs ago #35
Bring on dweller 20 hrs ago #2
Hell, release the Kraken! BaronChocula 18 hrs ago #16
Maybe it gets infected. The Madcap 20 hrs ago #3
Lightning fast! lol BootinUp 20 hrs ago #4
Isn't he supposed to be at a Cabinet meeting, kissing Trump's ginormous ass? . . . Journeyman 20 hrs ago #5
Even usually timms139 20 hrs ago #6
Schmuck thinks he's Steve Irwin SpankMe 19 hrs ago #9
What an ass. enough 19 hrs ago #10
If they bit him in the throat. Captain Zero 19 hrs ago #12
He does have a condition called spasmodic dysphonia. niyad 17 hrs ago #32
He's welcome to come down here and try that with a couple of our local water mocassins (cottonmouths). eppur_se_muova 19 hrs ago #11
Have you got any coral snakes he could try? lastlib 18 hrs ago #19
Try FL. nt eppur_se_muova 17 hrs ago #22
Breaking News: The snakes have been infected with brain worms. Film at 11. Marcuse 19 hrs ago #13
I'd donate rpannier 17 hrs ago #26
Hoping the snakes' fangs are extra germy LearnedHand 19 hrs ago #14
I'm told that snakes don't brush their teeth very often....... lastlib 18 hrs ago #18
Blessed Mother of Bacterial Infections don't fail us now! Hassin Bin Sober 17 hrs ago #24
He said he doesn't wash his hands??? Maraya1969 14 hrs ago #43
His brain is broken and half eaten away nt Javaman 19 hrs ago #15
Bit him? That poor snake. Grins 18 hrs ago #17
Shame they were black racers. cab67 17 hrs ago #20
Black Mamba comes to mind rpannier 17 hrs ago #25
Why couldn't they have been diamondbacks????? FoxNewsSucks 17 hrs ago #21
Pity rpannier 17 hrs ago #23
I only saw one snake in the video! MLAA 17 hrs ago #27
Zing! littlemissmartypants 17 hrs ago #31
I ssssssssssee what you dd there purr-rat beauty 10 hrs ago #45
Ssssssssoooo nice of you to note-hisssss MLAA 3 hrs ago #56
Next up - Bobby the K speaks in tongues. yorkster 17 hrs ago #28
Did the snakes die from the bites? AverageOldGuy 17 hrs ago #29
I wish they were Garter snakes. When picked up, they wiggle. Then they bite. If that doesn't work, 3Hotdogs 17 hrs ago #30
Bring out the snakes Norrrm 17 hrs ago #33
The quick google search that I did said they hate to be handled, and bite, niyad 17 hrs ago #34
"exude a foul-smelling musk" IcyPeas 15 hrs ago #37
That was certainly my first thought. niyad 15 hrs ago #38
Cheryl Hines is as dumb as he is NoRethugFriends 15 hrs ago #36
They're non-venomous snakes but they eat toads, birds, eggs, rodents Akakoji 15 hrs ago #39
WHERE's all the good Rattlesnakes when we need one ??? Jack Valentino 15 hrs ago #40
He's not afraid snake bites because he's handled them for years for their oil. C Moon 15 hrs ago #41
Good one! colorado_ufo 14 hrs ago #42
Thanks! :) C Moon 13 hrs ago #44
And this happened at one of Dr. Oz's 9 mansions, Oz being a fellow oil salesman BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago #46
Jesus . . . .his taste is almost as bad as Trump's . . . hatrack 9 hrs ago #47
Birds of a feather... BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago #50
Unfortunately, black racers are not venomous jmowreader 8 hrs ago #48
Shame they weren't cobras. Vinca 8 hrs ago #49
No Cheryl...you're the one who is nuts Bengus81 8 hrs ago #51
She's lost a lot of friends due to "standing by her man" progressoid 4 hrs ago #55
He should go to Arizona GCG 7 hrs ago #52
He Rebl2 5 hrs ago #53
What? He didn't take essential oils for the bites? sakabatou 5 hrs ago #54

Roy Rolling

(7,727 posts)
35. Evidence
Wed May 27, 2026, 12:19 AM
16 hrs ago

The thoughts and prayers are working. I like to envision a Supreme Being who has real solutions, is ruthless, and has a sense of humor.

Be careful what you wish for, MAGAts.

SpankMe

(3,768 posts)
9. Schmuck thinks he's Steve Irwin
Tue May 26, 2026, 08:29 PM
19 hrs ago

Wouldn't it just suck if a poisonous snake mismarked as something harmless showed up in his bathroom? I'd love to see a King Cobra shaped like a kitten lay in to the man's sack.

eppur_se_muova

(42,584 posts)
11. He's welcome to come down here and try that with a couple of our local water mocassins (cottonmouths).
Tue May 26, 2026, 08:38 PM
19 hrs ago

Or -- what the heck -- copperheads.

Marcuse

(9,095 posts)
13. Breaking News: The snakes have been infected with brain worms. Film at 11.
Tue May 26, 2026, 09:08 PM
19 hrs ago

The veterinarians have started. GoFundMe page for the cost of treatment.

LearnedHand

(5,627 posts)
14. Hoping the snakes' fangs are extra germy
Tue May 26, 2026, 09:23 PM
19 hrs ago

Given he doesn’t wash his hands this might introduce some nasty stuff.

lastlib

(28,687 posts)
18. I'm told that snakes don't brush their teeth very often.......
Tue May 26, 2026, 10:11 PM
18 hrs ago

...or gargle. So they'll be pretty nasty after chowing down on a few mice. Still, I hope they can save the snakes..... No such hope for Dr. Brainworm.

cab67

(3,852 posts)
20. Shame they were black racers.
Tue May 26, 2026, 10:45 PM
17 hrs ago

I can think of other species that could have been more helpful.

yorkster

(3,960 posts)
28. Next up - Bobby the K speaks in tongues.
Tue May 26, 2026, 11:07 PM
17 hrs ago

I thought we'd see snakes first with the blonde White House religion lady.

3Hotdogs

(15,577 posts)
30. I wish they were Garter snakes. When picked up, they wiggle. Then they bite. If that doesn't work,
Tue May 26, 2026, 11:13 PM
17 hrs ago

they piss on you..... and the piss stinks.

Norrrm

(5,667 posts)
33. Bring out the snakes
Tue May 26, 2026, 11:21 PM
17 hrs ago

Traveling preacher goes around back country churches picking up a couple of bucks from the collection plate and a meal. After the service, they invite him for supper of course and he gladly accepts. Then they invite him for a little more of their services. In the back room they bring out the snakes. He's not real keen on the snakes so he asks: where's the back door?... Ain't got one... Reckon where they want one?

niyad

(134,165 posts)
34. The quick google search that I did said they hate to be handled, and bite,
Tue May 26, 2026, 11:22 PM
17 hrs ago

and exude a foul-smelling musk when agitated.

Akakoji

(566 posts)
39. They're non-venomous snakes but they eat toads, birds, eggs, rodents
Wed May 27, 2026, 01:01 AM
15 hrs ago

They just dislike being handled. When they are, they shit nasty smelling crap that RFKJr probably didn't even notice.

Jack Valentino

(5,259 posts)
40. WHERE's all the good Rattlesnakes when we need one ???
Wed May 27, 2026, 01:12 AM
15 hrs ago

He should stick one or two into Trump's bed,
and tell him they are 13-year-old girls!!!!

BumRushDaShow

(172,645 posts)
46. And this happened at one of Dr. Oz's 9 mansions, Oz being a fellow oil salesman
Wed May 27, 2026, 07:14 AM
9 hrs ago

Probably property #2 in the below -

GCG

(125 posts)
52. He should go to Arizona
Wed May 27, 2026, 09:23 AM
7 hrs ago

Find a couple of older Diamond Back rattle snakes...and then try that trick!!!

Rebl2

(17,945 posts)
53. He
Wed May 27, 2026, 10:36 AM
5 hrs ago

Thinks it makes him look like “real” man. It does not. It makes him look like a foolish man.

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