One of the hazards of being a wildlife warrior is getting up-close-and personal with critters when you least expect it.
That’s exactly what happened to Robert Irwin this week.
The I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! host, 21, took to TikTok on Boxing Day to share a scene that would have most jumping for the rafters.
In the video, Robert began by saying: ‘Tell me you live in Australia without telling me you live in Australia.’
He then panned his phone around to reveal shoe rack lined with an array of footwear.
‘Have a look at the shoe rack,’ Robert exclaimed as it became evident that a large snake had perched itself across the top row of shoes.
One of the hazards of being a wildlife warrior is getting up-close-and personal with critters when you least expect it. That’s exactly what happened to Robert Irwin this week
The I’m A Celebrity …Get Me Out Of Here! host, 21, took to TikTok on Boxing Day to share a scene that would have most jumping for the rafters
‘Have a look at the shoe rack,’ Robert exclaimed as it became evident that a large snake had perched itself across the top row of shoes
‘What’s the plan here, mate? What are you doing? Those are mine!’ Robert said to the sly serpent, referring to a pair of boots the snake was eyeing off.
The snake, which is a non-venomous carpet python, then began to coil its long body inside one of Robert’s boots, much to his amazement.
‘I don’t know what the plan is there, buddy. You’re not going to fit in there,’ Robert added, however his words went unheeded with the snake embedding itself further into his boot.
‘Get out of my shoe!’ he exclaimed before admitting he was unclear how he would extricate the snake from his footwear.
Placing his phone down, Robert knelt in front of the boot and effortlessly pulling the snake from its would-be new home.
‘What are you doing on a shoe rack?’ Robert asked his slithering shoe squatter. ‘You don’t even have any feet!’
The post was met with a flurry of comments from followers with many suggesting the snake could not have chosen a better house to wander into.
‘Well that little guy wandered into the best house possible,’ one fan wrote, while another offered a similar, ‘He’s like I found Robert Irwin’s house and I’m staying. I will be well looked after.’
Placing his phone down, Robert knelt in front of the boot and effortlessly pulling the snake from its would-be new home. ‘What are you doing on a shoe rack?,’ Robert asked his slithering shoe squatter. ‘You don’t even have any feet’
Robert’s snake reveal comes after he shared his hilarious attempt at some Christmas cooking
Taking to Instagram, also on Boxing Day, Robert shared a series of photos that showed his attempt at making a gingerbread cookie shark which he dubbed his ‘proudest Christmas creation’
Others were quick to praise Robert for his no-nonsense approach to snake extraction.
‘He can have the shoe I’ll buy another pair,’ one exclaimed. ‘The level of Robert Irwin calm is unmatched by anyone else!!’
Yet. another jumped in with: ‘I feel like Robert Irwin is the only person trained to live in Australia.’
Robert’s snake reveal comes after he shared his hilarious attempt at some Christmas cooking.
Taking to Instagram, also on Boxing Day, Robert shared a series of photos that showed his attempt at making a gingerbread cookie shark.
Looking as though it would not be out of place in the Netflix cooking series Nailed It, Robert’s shark, was a hilarious remodel of one of the traditional Gingerbread Men sat alongside the quirky creation.
My proudest Christmas creation… the gingerbread cookie shark. Happy holidays everyone,’ Robert captioned the photos.
His post drew a raft of comments from fans, with many taking subtle digs at Robert’s culinary prowess.
‘Who else thought it was was a gingerbread murder scene,’ one follower asked, while another offered: ‘I didn’t realise we were going for shark at first. I thought there was some kind of cookie cannibalism horror movie stuff going on. Glad it’s a shark.’
One befuddled follower admitted it took a moment before they could decipher what it was they were actually looking at.
‘I was so confused staring at this poor mutilated cookie for a good 5 seconds before reading the caption,’ they said.
