The news reporter explains that this venomous snake, a female boomslang, was found in a home in South Africa. As she’s speaking, you see a photo of the snake sticking out of a Christmas tree. It seems fixated on something ahead and it’s surrounded by colorful decorations on the tree. A male news reporter exclaims, “I mean, look at that thing!” The female reporter giggles as she goes on to explain what type of snake it is and that it is about four or five feet long. The video shows a second photo — this time of a man holding the snake with a special animal handling glove. She continues explaining that this snake’s venom can be fatal to humans, even in small amounts. The video cuts to another photo of a man handling the snake with a snake tong. He has a focused look on his face as he keeps his eyes fixed on the snake’s head. He’s holding its tail with his left hand and positioning the snake tongs perfectly, just below the snake’s head. The reporter says these are shy snakes that rarely bite. A snake expert is the one who recovered the boomslang. He explained that the snake was probably just looking for food, water, or shelter. It definitely wasn’t looking for presents with its name on them, even though it ended up where all the gifts are. The snake expert eventually released the snake back into the wild. The video shows the two news reporters at the end and the woman laughs again, saying “I would have been like burn the house down!” They continue bantering with one another, commenting on the snake’s name — boomslang — which is pretty cool sounding. Although it rarely bites, you don’t want to be the once-in-a-blue-moon person who experiences that bite! The segment ends as the woman says, “I’m not trying to play chicken with a snake!” Certainly, that family wasn’t either. They acted quickly and appropriately, getting an expert snake handler to help with the removal and safe release of the boomslang back into the wild.
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