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RFK Jr. snatches two black racer snakes off Dr. Oz’s patio in bonkers video

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted a wild video Tuesday morning of himself wrangling two black racer snakes while his wife, Cheryl Hines, begged him to be careful.

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What happened Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted a wild video Tuesday morning of himself wrangling two black racer snakes while his wife, Cheryl Hines, begged him to be careful.
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Left / center-leftRFK Jr. Pisses Off Anti-Vax Allies in Effort to Contain Hantavirus

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Right / center-rightRFK Jr. snatches two black racer snakes off Dr. Oz’s patio in bonkers video

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NY Post PoliticsNews report · May 26, 3:26 PM

RFK Jr. snatches two black racer snakes off Dr. Oz’s patio in bonkers video

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted a wild video Tuesday morning of himself wrangling two black racer snakes while his wife, Cheryl Hines, begged him to be care...

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The New RepublicNews report · May 26, 8:18 PM

RFK Jr. Pisses Off Anti-Vax Allies in Effort to Contain Hantavirus

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing fire from his own people. The U. S. health secretary has angered anti-vax activists by extending liability protections to drugmakers working on a hantavirus...

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Daily MailNews report · May 26, 7:52 PM

RFK Jr catches two SNAKES with his bare hands while his wife Cheryl squeals after spotting them on Dr Oz's patio

The video showed Kennedy, in a suit and tie, chasing two black snakes before snatching them up with his bare hands.

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Not the BeeNews report · May 26, 3:31 PM

Viral vid shows RFK removing pair of snakes from Dr. Oz's patio, taking bites to the hand like a champ

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Score hidden until the match is cleanerNeeds review confidence4 sources · 2 bias bucketsNeeds review · outlier detectedFormats: News report

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May 26, 3:26 PM: NY Post Politics joined the source map.

May 26, 3:31 PM: Not the Bee joined the source map.

May 26, 7:52 PM: Daily Mail joined the source map.

May 26, 8:18 PM: The New Republic joined the source map.

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