TikTok Video Captures Heart-Stopping Moment as Man Narrowly Escapes Surprise Snake Encounter

TikTok Video Captures Heart-Stopping Moment as Man Narrowly Escapes Surprise Snake Encounter

  • A man's visit turned into a sour experience when he encountered a snake, causing him to leap back in fear
  • The shock made him stumble and fall dramatically, and the funny front door camera footage has gone viral
  • A Mzansi snake expert laughed at the funny video and shared some valuable insight
  • The video also had people laughing in the comments section, who admitted they would have panicked too

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In a spine-tingling TikTok video that has taken social media by storm, user @FearlessExplorer shares a heart-pounding encounter with a snake caught on a front door camera.

Snake, TikTok video
This man's soul left his body when he felt an unexpected snake touch him, and people laughed hard at his reaction. Image: Getty Images
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No one wants to get caught off guard by a snake, especially when all you are trying to do is get into your house.

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Snake expert laughs at situation

Briefly News spoke to Ralph Riggens from Ultimate Exotics, who also had a laugh at the man's reaction while explaining a bit about the snake. Here is what he said:

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"Ah that video is a killer! By the accent it's definitely America. Leads me to believe it is a racer, ratsnak or an indigo snake. Non venomous so no danger.
"The snake was just being defensive with the strike or bite and probably got just as much of a fright as the dude."

Man vs snake, front door camera footage

Tiktok user @overtime shared the front door footage showing a man getting scared off his feet, literally, by a snake hanging on the gate.

The footage captures a man's harrowing brush with a snake, leading to a comical fall onto the grass. The man tripped over his own feet, lol.

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Take a look:

TikTok users laugh at man’s reaction

While people jumped when they saw the snake, they couldn’t help but laugh at the man’s hilarious reaction.

Read some of the funny comments below:

@AdventurousSoul said:

"I would have broken the land speed record getting away from that snake! "

@Natz22 was shook:

"Never in my life, my heart would have stopped!”

@WithLily had a good laugh:

"This is the kind of entertainment I live for on TikTok!"

@PaulB shared:

"Snakes are incredible creatures, but I'd prefer to admire them from a distance!"

@FearlessFred chuckled:

"Hats off to this guy for not only surviving but providing us with some quality entertainment!"

TikTok video of snake settled inside car gets 1.8m views, peeps horrified by serpent’s hiding spot

In related news, Briefly News reported that a viral video of a long snake left people scared. A post shows how the viper was comfortable in someone's vehicle.

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@tonymorales2201 posted a video of a man taking out a snake. In the clip, the viper was in the vehicle's AC box.

Many people admitted it was scary knowing that a snake slithered into a hidden part of the car. Netizens commented that the video was nightmare-inducing.

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Denika Herbst (Editor) Denika Herbst is a Human Interest writer at Briefly News. She is also an Industrial Sociologist with a master's degree in Industrial Organisational and Labour Studies from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, which she completed in 2020. She is now a PhD candidate at UKZN. Denika has over five years of experience writing for Briefly News (joined in 2018), and a short time writing for The South African. You can reach her via: denika.herbst@briefly.co.za.