The snake charmer: a man carried a 7-meter python without anyone’s help

Jay brewer is the founder of Reptile zoo from California, United States. Currently, he spends his days dealing with all kinds of species, most of them dangerous. On his TikTok account, called “Prehistoric Animals”, he has more than 15 million followers, while on Instagram he still collects 4,000,000.

Although his specialty is snakes, Jay posts daily videos with all kinds of exotic animals. Tarantulas, giant tortoises, elephants, giraffes and crocodiles are just a few of the species with which it is in constant interaction.

Recently, the man caught the eye with a video. “When no one is there to help with a snake at 22 feet and 250 pounds, do it the old fashioned way, yourself, ”he captioned. In the recording you can see how Jay carries from one side of the zoo to the other nothing more and nothing less than an articulated python of 7 meters and 113 kilos.

The video has already exceeded 23 million views, one million likes and 11,000 comments. It is the longest known snake, since in some specimens it exceeds 8 meters and 250 kg.

How Jay Brewer came to have the one at the California Reptile Zoo

Jay He was orphaned at the age of 14. With only $ 500 inheritance and the help of his “uncle Louie”, he designed and built a small commercial boat. For almost 10 years he ran a successful fishing business. From that moment he has already started to appear in the magazine National Geographic and he could imagine he would be successful with animals.

In 1987 he left the fishing business and began keeping and breeding the Python India (python molurus molurus) at home, an endangered snake. He then opened his own pet store called “Pet Country” where he had a wide variety of animals and supplies. It was one of the first to have a large reptile sale catalog. Over time, he and his wife Becky became known as the “Reptilian Chiefs”.

Brewer He bred Indian pythons, Burmese albinos and rare boas. In addition to snakes, he gained notoriety around the world for raising the first leopard geckos without patterns. Over time, North America spread and today it has one of the most incredible zoos in the world.