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Baby anacondas lunge at zookeeper, he brushes off attack like it’s no big deal
The video of the baby anacondas lunging at zookeeper was shared on Instagram.
Jay Brewer, the founder of The Reptile Zoo, is an avid Instagram user who often takes to the platform to share exciting videos of reptiles. Be it him carrying an alligator on his shoulder or handling a huge snake, the clips show his interactions with different creatures. Just like his recent share that shows him talking about baby anacondas even when the tiny ones, kept on a box in front of him, are trying to bite his fingers.
“Wow, we are talking about wild little baby anacondas. You need to realise it’s a jungle out there when you're a new born baby snake and all the animals are looking at you like spaghetti lol. So they need to be born with a protective instinct but luckily they relax when they realise that they are not in the food chain any more. They are beautiful and in a short time they will settle in and relax but until then wow they are a handful. They originated in South America and these are yellow anacondas and don’t get giant like the infamous green anaconda that can get well over 25 feet. These yellows get about 10 to 12 feet and can have up to 60 babies, pretty feisty, little noodles,” he wrote while posting the video.
The video opens to show Brewer standing in front of a box filled with the baby snakes. As he goes on talking about them, the anacondas are seen lunging at him and some biting his fingers.
Take a look at the video:
The video was shared a day ago. Since being posted, the clip has accumulated nearly 1.5 million views and the numbers are quickly increasing. The video has also prompted people to post different comments.
Here’s how Instagram users reacted:
“Does it hurt when they bite so little like that?” asked an Instagram user. And they received a reply from Brewer who posted, “No it doesn't, I'm just fine.” Another person expressed, “Angry babies.” A third joked, “I'd be mad too if I was born with hella siblings.” A fourth Instagram user wrote, “To think they’ll all grow to be extremely huge is terrifying.”
