Nicki Minaj "Anaconda" Dancer: Bitten By Actual Snake During VMA Rehearsal!

A backup dancer working on the MTV Video Music Awards performance of Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" was bitten by one of the actual snakes during rehearsal Friday.
A six-foot-long boa constrictor named Rocky, who was being used as a prop, bit the dancer; Minaj was on stage and personally rushed to her dancer's side.

 

This Nicki Minaj GIF may cause many anacondas to grow in length. If you know what we mean!

According to MTV, the incident occurred when the dancer was carrying the huge snake draped around her shoulders. The music was immediately stopped.
Minaj rushed over asking, "Did she just get bit by the snake?"
The snake, which constricts is prey, is not venomous. The unidentified female was treated at the scene where her wound was cleaned and then hospitalized.
This was done to prevent bacterial infection "out of an abidance of caution," said Chris Velvin, director of production safety for MTV's parent company Viacom.
The rehearsal was in preparation for Sunday's star-studded MTV VMAs.
Velvin said an animal handler was nearby and removed the snake, a Dumeril’s boa constrictor that had worked in the industry for 15 years, from the set.
"This was in no way life-threatening, but scary," Velvin said afterward.
"We wanted her to start getting treatment as soon as possible."

The plan is to use a different snake for Minaj's act, which is guaranteed to be risque and might even rank among the all-time craziest VMA moments ever.

One of Nicki Minaj’s dancers got bitten by a 6 foot Anaconda snake during rehearsals for the MTV Music Video awards on Sunday. According to TMZ, Nicki Minaj was on stage performing her hit, “Anaconda” when a female dancer was bit by the reptile in front of everyone.We’re told the dancer has just been taken to the hospital where she’s being treated. Anacondas are non-venomous snakes but often transmit bacteria that can lead to serious infections.The snake was removed from the stage in a container.

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