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Published 08:26 15 Jun 2023 GMT+1

Robert Irwin shares video of him being bitten by same species of snake that bit his dad decades ago

The young animal lover recreated a moment from his dad's show Crocodile Hunter

Emily Brown

Emily Brown

It's nice when kids find way to connect with their parents; especially when those parents are no longer around.

Some might feel that connection by digging out an old photograph or visiting a place special to the loved one, but Steve Irwin's son Robert found it when he was bitten by a snake, just like his dad.

Just another day in the life of the Irwins, I guess.

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Steve Irwin grew the Australia Zoo with his family.
Australia Zoo

Robert, 19, took to Twitter on Wednesday (14 June) to share the 'déjà vu' moment which was first filmed in 2020, when he found a carpet python on the side of the road.

He went to rescue the snake, but admitted it didn't 'quite go to plan' as he ended up recreating a scene from his dad's show Crocodile Hunter.

Steve, who died in September 2006, had been holding a carpet python up to the camera when it suddenly lunged at his face and sank its fangs into his cheek.

The wildlife expert dropped his jaw in shock, but he quickly regained his cool and continued holding the snake while he educated viewers.

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Steve Irwin kept his cool after being bitten by the snake.
Animal Planet/Twitter/@robertirwin

Steve told the camera the snakes 'can be aggressive' - in case we couldn't tell from the attack - and an image later showed him smiling as blood trickled down his cheek from the bite.

Decades later, Robert recreated that exact picture, only with the blood trickling down his nose.

"Dad and me getting bitten by the same species of snake (carpet python) decades apart," he wrote yesterday.

Robert's own video showed him picking up the huge snake from the road, once again addressing the camera as he spoke about how he found it.

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He'd only managed to get out a few words about the rescue before the snake showed exactly how unhappy it was by springing towards his face, causing Robert to cry out.

Robert Irwin recreated the moment after finding a python himself.
Twitter/@robertirwin

After safely depositing the reptile, Robert admitted he got 'a little bit too close'.

"They've got extremely sharp teeth, it's like little needles... Luckily he didn't get my eyeball," he said.

Viewers couldn't get over the similarities between the father and son after Robert shared the video, with one describing the teenager as a 'chip off the ol' block'.

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Another added: "It feels weird being ‘heart warmed’ at back to back videos of men being bitten by snakes… but here we are!"

Carpet pythons are usually found living in woodlands and savannas across the North, South and Eastern coasts of Australia, and can grow to more than 12 feet long.

Featured Image Credit: Twitter/robertirwin

Topics: Animals, Steve Irwin, Twitter, Viral, Robert Irwin

Emily Brown
Emily Brown

Emily Brown is the Community Desk Lead at LADbible Group. Emily first began delivering news when she was just 11 years old - with a paper route. She went on to graduate with a BA Hons in English Language in the Media from Lancaster University before contributing to The Sunday Times Travel Magazine and Student Problems. She joined UNILAD in 2018 to cover breaking news, trending stories and longer form features, and now works as Community Desk Lead to commission and write human interest stories from across the globe.

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