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RFK Jr. Handles Two Snakes on Dr. Oz’s Palm Beach Patio

The short video spotlights optics for senior HHS officials and adds to a string of viral animal encounters involving Kennedy.

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{p}It appears Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can also add the title "snake wrangler" to his resume. RFK Jr. shared a video on X on Tuesday showing him wrangling a pair of snakes on the patio of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Oz's Palm Beach, Florida home. (@RobertKennedyJr//X){/p}
{p}It appears Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can also add the title "snake wrangler" to his resume. RFK Jr. shared a video on X on Tuesday showing him wrangling a pair of snakes on the patio of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Oz's Palm Beach, Florida home. (@RobertKennedyJr//X){/p}

Overview

  • A video posted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday shows him picking up two snakes on the patio of CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz’s Palm Beach home while Cheryl Hines and Oz are audible in the clip.
  • Participants and subsequent reporting identify the reptiles as non‑venomous Black Racers, and the footage shows the snakes clamping onto Kennedy as he handles them.
  • Audio in the video captures Hines pleading for Kennedy to let the snakes go and Oz asking whether they were biting, and Kennedy appears uninjured and unfazed in the clip.
  • The post, which was reshared by Kennedy’s MAHA Action account, went viral quickly and drew widespread social‑media reaction ranging from mockery to praise from different commentators.
  • Reporters placed the episode in the context of prior unusual wildlife incidents involving Kennedy and said the clip could shape public perceptions of HHS leadership even though no injuries or official actions have been reported.