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BumRushDaShow

(172,658 posts)
Tue May 26, 2026, 08:11 PM Tuesday

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

Roy Rolling

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

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
Tuesday

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

(42,595 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
Tuesday

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
Tuesday

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
Tuesday

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

lastlib

(28,688 posts)
18. I'm told that snakes don't brush their teeth very often.......
Tue May 26, 2026, 10:11 PM
Tuesday

...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
Tuesday

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
Tuesday

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

3Hotdogs

(15,578 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
Tuesday

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

Norrrm

(5,669 posts)
33. Bring out the snakes
Tue May 26, 2026, 11:21 PM
Tuesday

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

(134,179 posts)
34. The quick google search that I did said they hate to be handled, and bite,
Tue May 26, 2026, 11:22 PM
Tuesday

and exude a foul-smelling musk when agitated.

Akakoji

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

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
Yesterday

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

BumRushDaShow

(172,658 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
20 hrs ago

Probably property #2 in the below -

GCG

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

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

Rebl2

(17,946 posts)
53. He
Wed May 27, 2026, 10:36 AM
16 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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