US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has posted a video of himself wrestling two snakes in Florida, the latest in a series of unusual animal encounters. The footage, shared on social media, shows Kennedy grabbing the serpents with his bare hands at the home of fellow Trump official Dr Mehmet Oz.
In the video, Kennedy's wife Cheryl Hines urges him to be careful as he handles the snakes. One of the reptiles rears up and appears to bite his hand. The post describes the snakes as 'Black Racers', a non-venomous species common in Florida, and says the incident occurred on Dr Oz's patio.
Kennedy has a history of bizarre wildlife incidents. In 2014, he admitted to dumping a dead bear cub in New York's Central Park after finding it on a road trip. He also allegedly cut the penis off a road-kill raccoon in 2001, according to a biography. Other claims include severing a whale's head with a chainsaw and eating barbecued dog.
The Department of Health and Human Services did not comment, but a source close to Kennedy said he was 'doing just fine'.
