[VIDEO] Like Father, Like Son: Robert Irwin gets Bitten by a Python Just Like His Dad Decades Ago

Robert Irwin featured a video of him getting bitten by a python and posted another video of his dad being bitten by also a python decades ago.

On Instagram, Robert,16, posted a short clip that frightened his fans when a carpet python launches at him and bites him in the face after he rescued it.

Robert was seen in the video removing the snake from the bag, handling the snake at the same time cooing it. The snake then launches at Robert and snips him, to the surprise of his fans. Robert was unfazed by the incident.

 

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 Wait for it After a snake rescue with this cheeky carpet python while filming for ‘Crikey! It’s the Irwins’ it brought back fun memories of a very similar situation that happened decades before in one of the original crocodile hunter documentaries! Maybe it was her way of saying ‘thanks’ for being rescued! You can see how this all unfolded on our ‘Crikey! It’s the Irwins - Life in Lockdown’ special on Animal Planet this Saturday July 11 in the USA. A post shared by  Robert Irwin (@robertirwinphotography) on Jul 10, 2020 at 5:19am PDT

Is this deja vu? Irwin posted a photo in of his dad Steve, who was also bitten by a python before.

Steve, in his video, explained that the carpet python could be aggressive to warn off predators. It does not have fangs or venom; thus, he is not in any danger.

Steve Irwin was famed worldwide because of his television series, The Crocodile Hunter, a wildlife documentary series that he co-hosted with his wife, Terri. He died in 2006 while filming the Great Barrier Reef. He got stung by a stingray to the heart.

He was fondly remembered as a zookeeper at the Australia Zoo, a known television personality, and a wildlife expert.

The couple also hosted several other wildlife series such as Croc Files, The Hunter Diaries, and New Breed Vets.

Steve Irwin's death came as a shock to the local and international community. In his honor, several zoos, parks, streets, and even an asteroid was named after him. An Island-class patrol vessel was named MY Steve Irwin by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

He was survived by his wife Terri and his two children, Robert, 16, and Bindi, 21, who now also works at the Australian Zoo.

In March this year, Bindi got married Chandler at the height of the coronavirus lockdown in the gardens of Australia Zoo in Queensland. Her brother, Robert, walked with her down in the aisle.

The Australia Zoo and the Irwins

In a recent interview with Teri Irwin, she shared a heartbreaking promise that she made to his husband before he died. In the interview, Teri revealed that Steve wished that whatever happens to him; he wanted to make sure that the Australia Zoo continues.

Steve grew up in the said zoo, which his parents, Bob and Lyn Irwin, established as the Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park. His father was a wildlife expert while his mom was a wildlife rehabilitator. He grew up taking part in the feeding, and other maintenance activities at the park. Steve later took over the management of the family park in 1991 and renamed it Australia Zoo seven years later.

Teri Irwin, who is managing the zoo following her husband's demise, admitted that they are having difficulty in keeping the zoo afloat amid this coronavirus pandemic lockdown. She shared that they might not have enough funds to feed the animals in the next months.

 The interview premiered on Crikey! It's the Irwins: Life in a Lockdown on July 11.