Man Stays Calm As Large Snake Bites Him in Video, Viewers Amazed by His Reaction After Viper Strikes

• A man who looked comfortable around snakes left people's jaws dropped after a display of bravery
• The post on X showed the brave gent who showed a large snake that he keeps in an enclosure
• Online users commented on the viral video showing the exotic wildlife enthusiast being daring as he faced the snake

A man in a video posted on social media proved how much at ease he is with snakes. Most people would run in the opposite direction if they saw a snake but not this snake lover as he approached it.

The video of the man interacting with the snake received more than 600,000 views. There were hundreds of comments from netizens, and South Africans found the video and shared their hilarious commentary.

Man deals with snake bite

In a video reshared by @RealXavier011 in X, an adventurous man approached a snake that was in storage. The guy in the video is @therealtarzan aka Mike Holston on Instagram, and he showed off an olive python, which proceeded to bite him on his forearm as the snake struck him at lightning speed before coiling around his arm. The snake bite caused puncture wounds on his arm which he washed with water from a hose. Watch the harrowing video by clicking here.

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Netizens amazed by man's reaction to snake bite

Many people admitted that they thought a black mamba bit him, but it is a highly venomous snake. Some South Africans who found the video joked that they wanted him to visit the country and get a bite from a black mamba.

This snake in the video is likely of the Python variety as it looks like an olive python which is non-venomous, but its bite is still painful and may cause an infection according to Healthline. Many people felt like Mike enjoyed getting bit by snakes.

@Mkj8042 said:

"Look at all the other drawers this guy has, I assume with snakes in too, he must get bitten a lot so no wonder this one did not faze him😳."

@Onalenn57647715 commented:

"I want him to try a black mamba here in SA I want to see something."

@Crocodile_0999 added:

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"For a second I thought the snake was a black mamba."

@fadekeojora wondered:

"How do you just let a snake casually bite you?"

@Ashabul_Jannaah admitted:

"This is so scary."

@UEdreez was horrified:

"This can never be me."

@Its_Slowlife remarked:

"The snake bit him, but I'm feeling the pain just by watching it, He is enjoying the drink like nothing has happened."

@Interesting228 gushed:

"This dude is real life Tarzan. He does some of the craziest stunts."

4 Briefly News snakebite incidents

• A Western Cape snake handler was removing a boomslang, a venomous viper, when he had a close call of getting bit.
• One mother was in for a roller coaster ride after her teenage son got bit by a puff adder he found.
• South Africans were touched by a story of a Mpumalanga student who was dealt a deadly bite by a snake.
• Snake expert Rico Pentz lost his life after a highly venomous snake got the best of him after he was called for help.

Source: Briefly News