{"id":2607173,"date":"2026-05-26T23:33:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-rfk-jr-catches-two-snakes-on-dr-ozs-patio-using-only-his-bare-hands\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T23:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:36:12","slug":"watch-rfk-jr-catches-two-snakes-on-dr-ozs-patio-using-only-his-bare-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-rfk-jr-catches-two-snakes-on-dr-ozs-patio-using-only-his-bare-hands\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: RFK Jr. Catches Two Snakes on Dr. Oz&#8217;s Patio Using Only His Bare Hands"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-rfk-jr-catches-two-snakes-on-dr-ozs-patio-using-only-his-bare-hands%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2607173&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr., HHS Secretary, is described as notably different from prior officeholders. The article highlights a viral moment from May 26,2026,when he posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-exclusive-system-glitch-also-uncovered-in-wisconsin-reversal-of-swapped-votes-removes-lead-from-joe-biden\/\" title=\"BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: System &#039;Glitch&#039; Also Uncovered In Wisconsin - Reversal of Swapped Votes Removes Lead from Joe Biden\">video showing<\/a> him handling two black racer snakes with his bare hands outside Dr. Mehmet \u201cDr.\u201d Oz\u2019s home. His wife, Cheryl Hines, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-body-cam-footage-shows-harrowing-second-in-which-phoenix-officer-was-ambushed\/\" title=\"WATCH: Body Cam Footage Shows Harrowing Second in Which Phoenix Officer Was Ambushed\">heard urging<\/a> him to stop, and the post reportedly went viral, receiving millions of views and many reactions focused more on the behavior than politics.<\/p>\n<p>The piece also references earlier controversy involving a photo from july 2024 that Vanity Fair claimed showed Kennedy consuming a dog; Kennedy denied the allegation, and Snopes later said the image likely depicts him holding a lamb (or a goat) rather than a dog.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Whatever one may think of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (and the opinions on him do seem to vary widely), most onlookers should be able to universally agree that Kennedy is certainly \u2026 different from past HHS secretaries.<\/p>\n<p>From his famous last name to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/just-rfk-jr-gets-abortion-drug-back-review-fda-approves-another-abortion-drug\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-tebow-strengthens-bond-with-israel-with-charity-event\/\" title=\"Tim Tebow Strengthens Bond With Israel With Charity Event\">pro-life views<\/a><\/a> to his dedication to battling processed foods and seed oils, Kennedy has blazed a trail for himself as HHS Secretary.<\/p>\n<p>And that trail apparently includes the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >occasional snake-wrangling detour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy went viral just a day after Memorial Day, when he took to X to post a video of how he spent some of his time hanging out with U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet \u201cDr.\u201d Oz.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the bizarre video for yourself below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cheryl cheerleads the removal of a pair of Black Racers from Dr Oz\u2019s patio. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A0iiRzOeIF\">pic.twitter.com\/A0iiRzOeIF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/2059273262220115998?\">May 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Noting that his wife, Cheryl Hines, was \u201ccheerleading\u201d his efforts, Kennedy d a video of himself handling (in the most literal sense of the word) a pair of black racer snakes from Dr. Oz\u2019s home patio.<\/p>\n<p>Hines could be heard saying, \u201cBobby, Bobby, please!\u201d as she tried to dissuade her husband from grabbing the snakes.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy, without skipping a beat, approached the two snakes, cornered them, and grabbed them both with his bare hands.<\/p>\n<p>The HHS Secretary appeared completely unbothered and nonplussed as he spoke to the others present, even seemingly suffering a small snake bite in the process.<\/p>\n<p>(Thankfully for Kennedy, black racers are nonvenomous.)<\/p>\n<p>The video has been seen over six million times, per X\u2019s publicly available metrics, and garnered over 85,000 likes, with many of the comments eschewing anything inherently political, but rather focused on the act itself:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jeez! Sir, you are fearless! Haha, I can\u2019t even dare to see something slither!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Glenson Dsouza (@Glensonis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Glensonis\/status\/2059403589634986460?\">May 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But while the internet may have been impressed, this is not exactly Kennedy\u2019s first rodeo with animals \u2026 living or dead.<\/p>\n<p>As many likely remember, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/robert-kennedy-jr-shocking-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vanity Fair<\/a> caused quite a stir when it wrote a story claiming that Kennedy had previously consumed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-accused-of-eating-dog-after-vet-notices-tell-tale-anatomical-details-in-resurfaced-photo\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. Accused of Eating Dog After Vet Notices Tell-Tale Anatomical Details in Resurfaced Photo\">dog carcass<\/a> in July 2024, based on a photo of him holding a charred animal carcass.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an allegation that Kennedy has since denied \u2014 while also having some fun with it:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Because of some recent irresponsible journalism, I\u2019m in the dog house \ud83d\udc15<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/dogs?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#dogs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/rfkjr?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#rfkjr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zFqryIQTI4\">pic.twitter.com\/zFqryIQTI4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robert F. 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