Dossier
North American racer snakes
Coverage of North American racer snakes in the Nexus archive.
- RFK Jr barehands a pair of snakes on Dr Oz's patio in wild video
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health and Human Services Secretary, handled two nonvenomous black racer snakes barehanded on Dr. Oz's patio, despite his wife Cheryl Hines' protests. The snakes bit him repeatedly, though they are harmless to humans. Kennedy has a history of interacting with wild animals, including controversial past incidents involving a bear carcass and a dead whale.