Young wildlife warrior Robert Irwin suffered a near miss during a rescue mission over the weekend, when he tried to relocate a carpet python off the road.
The 19-year-old took to Instagram on Sunday to share a video of him almost getting bit by the wild snake.
“Gee, that gets the heart rate up – he missed me by that much,” he said when the snake struck at him.
“He’s grumpy… he’s really keen on biting me… what a gorgeous snake, he’s big, he’s not venomous but… they’re designed to constrict,” he said as the python began wrapping its body around his arm to ”constrict” him.
“He’s got a good grip there, I’ve lost complete blood flow to my hand, it’s completely blue.. and I have no feeling left in my hand,” he added.
He eventually managed to rescue the snake, and relocated it to a safe spot in the bush the day after.
“Near miss! Definitely had a good laugh with this grumpy carpet python – but great to get him rescued off the road and relocated to a much safer spot!” he captioned the post.
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Fans shared their shock and couldn’t help but comment on how much the young conservationist was like his late father, Steve Irwin.
“Dude you are killing us with these like-father-like-son bits,” one fan wrote.
“Holy crap. I actually thought I was watching Steve for a second and it took me back a moment. He’s very much still alive in his family. No doubt about that,” another added.
“This is precarious yet hiss-terical !😂 all at the same time. Thank you for helping snakey dude slither to safety! ðŸ‘ðŸ¼ðŸ’•” added a fellow conservationist.
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