{"id":3044,"date":"2026-05-26T18:40:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/05\/26\/another-day-in-florida-rfk-jr-posts-video-of-him-wrestling-two-snakes\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T18:40:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:40:15","slug":"another-day-in-florida-rfk-jr-posts-video-of-him-wrestling-two-snakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=3044","title":{"rendered":"Another day in Florida: RFK Jr posts video of him wrestling two snakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border-color:var(--article-border);background-color:var(--article-inner-background)\" class=\"dcr-wqti5a\">\n<div class=\"dcr-2zxs1v\">\n<div style=\"--grid-area:media\" data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tr9ye5\">\n<figure id=\"6376114a-10d7-40e8-aa51-97945e69d557\" class=\"dcr-142siv7\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a light blue shirt and tie holds up a dark strap while smiling\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/7861cfd7f1a44a1dbd74d842f138be1fae40a2ec\/0_49_682_755\/master\/682.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"514.7727272727273\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><span class=\"dcr-v822l1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-gup2gr\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fntg6k\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-1xgwz8b\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1os51wo\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Robert F Kennedy Jr hods a pair of black racer snakes.<\/span> Photograph: Robert F. Kennedy Jr via X<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"#img-1\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"6376114a-10d7-40e8-aa51-97945e69d557\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-n4pnam\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1hdkqum\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Robert F Kennedy Jr hods a pair of black racer snakes.<\/span> Photograph: Robert F. Kennedy Jr via X<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:border\" data-gu-name=\"border\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:headline\" data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1aqe7zu\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-1k1a1x\">Another day in Florida: RFK Jr posts video of him wrestling two snakes<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:standfirst\" data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-15in7js\">\n<p>US health secretary gets nip from one of two serpents he grabbed at home of fellow Trump official Dr Oz<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:body\" data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-kn9unn\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1a4fred\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-ydnaza\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-1c9t5u6\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Robert F Kennedy Jr, the health secretary, on Tuesday added to his lengthening catalog of bizarre wild animal encounters by posting to social media <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/2059273262220115998\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">a video<\/a> of himself in Florida wrestling with two snakes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Kennedy, who has previously admitted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/article\/2024\/aug\/05\/rfk-jr-kennedy-bear-story-central-park-new-york\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">dumping<\/a> the carcass of a bear cub in New York\u2019s Central Park, and is also alleged to have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/apr\/16\/rfk-jr-road-kill-raccoon-new-book\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">cut<\/a> the penis of a road-kill raccoon, is seen grabbing the pair of serpents with his bare hands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">His wife, Cheryl Hines, is heard urging her husband to be careful as Kennedy shows them off to the camera, then recoils as one rears up and appears to bite his hand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cCheryl cheerleads the removal of a pair of Black Racers from Dr Oz\u2019s patio,\u201d the post states. It refers to both the species of snake, and where the video was captured, believed to be the Palm Beach waterfront mansion belonging to Mehmet Oz, the controversial celebrity medic now serving as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"d23208f9-c61b-42ba-8172-521a3c98edaf\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-47fhrn\">\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" data-link-name=\"rich-link-4 | 4\" data-component=\"rich-link\" data-name=\"placeholder\" class=\"dcr-1kyw41h\">\n<div data-format-theme=\"5\" data-format-design=\"0\" data-format-display=\"0\" class=\"dcr-vshhea\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/apr\/16\/rfk-jr-road-kill-raccoon-new-book\" class=\"dcr-1m887w9\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-ut4tvs\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1h5b6rb\">\n<div class=\"dcr-169d7yv\">RFK Jr once cut penis off \u2018road-killed raccoon\u2019 in New York, new book reveals<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-eurq8n\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fkf7vq\">Read more<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Non-venomous <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ifas.ufl.edu\/waltonco\/2026\/05\/22\/the-southern-black-racer\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">southern black racers<\/a> are the most common species of snake in Florida, and are known for their speed and agility. They are harmless to humans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It is not clear when the 49-second recording was made, or what happened to the snakes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">A voice that sounds like Oz surmises the snakes were having sex, then queries if they were fighting. Kennedy, in a blue shirt and tie, laughs as he handles the pair together, well back from their heads, in his right hand, then veers back in apparent pain as one of the snakes rises up and strikes his left.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cYou\u2019re nuts,\u201d a female voice says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Kennedy\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/theweek.com\/politics\/rfk-animals-whale-raccoon-worm-dog-mice-bear\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">prior dealings<\/a> with the animal kingdom have become a rich source of curiosity and controversy. An article last month in the Week lists six separate encounters, including a 2014 episode in which he admitted to finding a dead bear cub on a road trip and putting it in his van with a plan to skin it and eat it later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He said he dumped the animal in Manhattan\u2019s Central Park when he ran out of time before a flight, and placed a bicycle on top of it in the hope of framing a cyclist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Last month, in an equally outlandish story, it emerged from the newly published biography <a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleybooks.com\/book\/9780063472280\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">RFK Jr: The Fall and Rise<\/a> that he had mutilated the carcass of a raccoon he found dead on a New York highway in 2001.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cI was standing in front of my parked car on I-684 cutting the penis out of a road-killed raccoon, thinking about how weird some of my family members have turned out to be,\u201d he wrote in his journal at the time, according to the book\u2019s author, Isabel Vincent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The book also alludes to Kennedy\u2019s alleged fascination with seagulls and desire to add to his collection of skulls of deceased birds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Perhaps the most extreme example, however, was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/article\/2024\/aug\/27\/rfk-jr-dead-whale\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">2024 recounting<\/a> of an undated incident in which Kennedy allegedly severed the head of a washed-up whale with a chainsaw, then drove home with it strapped to his car\u2019s roof.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Other alarming claims include one that part of Kennedy\u2019s brain was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/08\/us\/rfk-jr-brain-health-memory-loss.html\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">eaten by a worm<\/a>, and another that he enjoyed eating <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4753486-rfk-jr-vanity-fair-article\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">barbecued dog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Department of Health and Human Services did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A source close to Kennedy, however, said he was \u201cdoing just fine\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" class=\"dcr-qxqnsy\"><span class=\"dcr-1rq3vad\">Explore more on these topics<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-1dzx48f\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-1rrvs2w\">\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/robert-f-kennedy-jr\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Robert F Kennedy Jr<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/environment\/snakes\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Snakes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/environment\/reptiles\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Reptiles<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/world\/animals\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Animals<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/florida\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Florida<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/tone\/news\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">news<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-nu129i\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Another%20day%20in%20Florida:%20RFK%20Jr%20posts%20video%20of%20him%20wrestling%20two%20snakes&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/26\/rfk-jr-snake-wrestle-viral-video-social-media?CMP=share_btn_url\" class=\"dcr-125qj9d\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-zhx6xs\"><a data-link-name=\"meta-syndication-article\" href=\"https:\/\/syndication.theguardian.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2026%2Fmay%2F26%2Frfk-jr-snake-wrestle-viral-video-social-media&amp;type=article&amp;internalpagecode=us-news\/2026\/may\/26\/rfk-jr-snake-wrestle-viral-video-social-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"Reuse this content\" class=\"dcr-14rjinq\">Reuse this content<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:right-column\" data-gu-name=\"right-column\" class=\"dcr-1h2hraq\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tn16h9\">\n<section class=\"dcr-1hko8ef\"><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert F Kennedy Jr hods a pair of black racer snakes. 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