America's official federal weirdo Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is once again going viral for being, well, a weirdo, this time for handling snakes.
In a video posted to X (formerly Twitter), the Health and Human Services Secretary wrangled a pair of black racer snakes that happened to find themselves on fellow weirdo Dr. Mehmet Oz's patio just in time for Oz to film Kennedy's valiant effort.
Kennedy Jr.'s wife, actor Cheryl Hines, can be heard freaking out in the background. Or "cheerleading" her husband, as he put it in his post.
Kennedy Jr., after somehow being confirmed Secretary or of Health and Human Services, has overseen a federal policy of vaccine skepticism, conspiratorial alternative health protocols, and opposition to mental health medications, among other nonsense.
And now, it seems, he's a snake handler or something.
As Dr. Oz—the unqualified quack who is running the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services—noted in the video, the snakes were mating when Kennedy Jr. decided to pick them up and show them off, which makes the whole thing even stranger.
But then, this is a political movement obsessed with procreation. And a federal official who's done far weirder things, like eat roadkill. So!
Anyway, Hines seems to have been the only person in attendance with any sense, which is really saying something.
She could be heard all but begging her husband to stop being such a lunatic—especially when one of the snakes obviously bit him several times.
Hines can be heard exclaiming:
"Bobby, why?... Oh my God. You’re nuts... Bobby please! Let 'em go!"
On social media, people were definitely weirded out by this bizarre display.... and not everyone was convinced it was organic, either.
Kennedy Jr., of course is notorious for his bizarre, unsettling animal encounters, including an infamous photo of him posing with a bloody bear carcass he claimed he dumped in New York City's Central Park.
He was also reportedly under investigation by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service for an incident in which he cut off the head of a whale that washed ashore in Massachusetts.
In 2024, he also admitted to having a dedicated freezer in which he kept the roadkill he frequently ate. So, you know, your basic weirdo. Now handling snakes. Sure! Why not!
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