RFK Jr. snatches two black racer snakes off Dr. Oz’s patio in bonkers video

Nypost · May 26, 2026 · 667 words · By Ryan King; Josh Christenson

Character Assessment Eccentricity and Instability

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

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Claim 1: “During Kennedy’s 2024 presidential bid, accusations emerged that an image from the early 2000s showed him devouring a roasted dog carcass, which he insisted was actually a dead goat.”

CORROBORATED

Multiple web search results confirm the existence of a photo that some claimed showed him eating a dog, which Kennedy denied, stating it was actually a goat in Patagonia.

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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · Kennedy later said the photo was actually a goat he was about to eat. ... He denied eating a dog after a friend shared a photo with Vanity Fair ...
https://www.facebook.com/13WHAM/posts/robert-f-kennedy-jr-ha…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 1, 2026 · The picture is “me in a campfire in Patagonia on the Futaleufu River eating a goat,” Kennedy said in a Fox News interview in 2024, “which is ...Missing: 2000s | Show results with:2000s
https://theweek.com/politics/rfk-animals-whale-raccoon-worm-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 9, 2015 · Into the pot: mustard oil, homemade dried chilies, cinnamon sticks and fenugreek seeds, and finally cubes of goat meat, from the thigh, shoulder ...
https://www.buzzfeed.com/anupkaphle/here-we-goat-again

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Claim 2: “Last year, Kennedy’s cousin, former first daughter Caroline Kennedy, informed lawmakers that he would grind up baby chicks and mice in a blender to make food for his hawks”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the claim about Caroline Kennedy and the blender.

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Claim 3: “Kennedy later posted photos of himself posing with the bloody, dead bear cub and pretending that it was biting his hand off.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 4: “Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted a wild video Tuesday of himself wrangling two black racer snakes”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted a video of himself wrangling two black racer snakes.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Executive Order 14176, titled "Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.", is an e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_14176

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kennedy family is an American political family that has long been prominent in American politics, public service, entertainment, and business. In 1884, 35 years after the family's arrival from Cou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_family

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (born January 17, 1954), also known by his initials RFK Jr., is an American politician, environmental lawyer, author, conspiracy theorist, and anti-vaccine activist serving …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy_Jr.

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Claim 5: “Just last month, it emerged that RFK Jr. once pulled his family’s car to the side of the highway to chop the penis off a road-killed raccoon for future studies.”

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Multiple independent news sources (The Guardian, Reuters, and another news outlet) report that RFK Jr. removed the genitals of a road-killed raccoon for study, citing a new biography.

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web search NEUTRAL — Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health and human services secretary, testifies on Donald Trump's budget request during a House committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on 16 April 2025. Photogra…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/16/rfk-jr-road-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once allegedly cut the penis off a dead raccoon to study it later, according to a new biography of the Trump administration official (Reuters). “You have to understand, Bobby wan…
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politic…

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web search NEUTRAL — While his children waited inside the vehicle, RFK Jr, who is now America's Health Secretary, removed the animal's genitals "for study." The claim emerged in a new book, RFK Jr: The Fall and Rise, whic…
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/rfk-jr-cut-raccoon-ge…

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Claim 6: “a grinning cabinet member proudly showed them off to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz and his wife”

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Multiple web search results confirm the video took place at the home/patio of CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mehmet Cengiz Oz (Turkish: Öz; mə-MET JENG-ghiz oz; Turkish: [mehˈmet dʒeɲˈɟiz øz]; born June 11, 1960), also known as Dr. Oz ( ), is an American television presenter, physician, author, educator, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehmet_Oz

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing is a policy advanced during the first and second Trump administrations in which drug prices in the United States are tied to foreign drug prices.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_Favored_Nation_Drug_Prici…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of health and human services is the head of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United St…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Hea…

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Claim 7: “The presidential campaign also re-aired a clip from the 1974 documentary “The Last Frontier” of a 20-year-old RFK Jr. catching a puff adder in Kenya.”

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Two separate web search results confirm the re-airing of a clip from the 1974 documentary 'The Last Frontier' showing a 20-year-old RFK Jr. catching a puff adder in Kenya.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery (April 15, 1933 – May 18, 1995) was an American actress whose career spanned five decades in film, stage and television. She portrayed the good witch Samantha Stephens on…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Montgomery

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Francis Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also known by his initials RFK, was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy served as the 64th United St…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy

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Claim 8: “Both snakes, which are not poisonous”

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Web search results, including a Wikipedia snippet for the Southern black racer and a snake ID guide, explicitly state that black racer snakes are not venomous/poisonous.

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web search NEUTRAL — The venomous snake has a white lining inside of its mouth. Racers are ... This snake is a black snake. G. P. Putnam's Sons. New York. 365 pp. (Coluber ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_black_racer

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 18, 2026 ... North American Racer · How to safely coexist with snakes · Venomous snake statement · Responsible snake ownership · About this guide · Learn about ...
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/florida-snake-id/snake/nor…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 12, 2019 ... Black Racer snakes can help reduce venomous snakes on a property ... Please do not harm this snake, it is not venomous. The black racer ...
https://www.facebook.com/GreatSmokyMountainsNPS/posts/the-no…

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Claim 9: “he explained that he stumbled upon the dead cub during a falconing trip in Goshen, NY”

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Claim 10: “RFK Jr.’s daughter, Kick, has also recalled how, during her childhood, a dead whale washed up on shore at Squaw Island in the Finger Lakes. A wild-eyed Kennedy then raced to the beach with his chainsaw to cut off its head, which he strapped to the roof of the family vehicle”

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Multiple sources confirm RFK Jr. is being investigated for collecting a whale specimen/carcass, and the Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund specifically mentions the use of a chainsaw to remove the head.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman serving as the governor of California since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he also served as the 49t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_Newsom

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 19, 2024 ... Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as posted on X "NOAA launches investigation of 30-year-old carcass while allowing offshore wind titans to harm whales, ...
https://www.facebook.com/ArizonaDailySun/posts/robert-f-kenn…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 15, 2024 ... Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Saturday he is being investigated for collecting a whale specimen.
https://www.facebook.com/NBC10Boston/posts/former-independen…

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Claim 11: “emerged in 2024, when he publicly copped to dumping a dead bear cub in Central Park and attempting to make it look as though the furry beast had been slain in a bicycle accident.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the claim about the dead bear cub in Central Park.

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Claim 12: “During his 2024 campaign, Kennedy posted videos of himself wrangling snakes out of friends’ homes and releasing them into his own backyard or the nearby Santa Monica wilderness.”

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While web results confirm RFK Jr. wrangles snakes, the specific detail about releasing them in his backyard or Santa Monica wilderness is not independently corroborated by multiple sources in the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 5, 2024. The Republican ticket of former president Donald Trump and Ohio junior senator JD Vance defeated the Democratic ticket of inc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidentia…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nicole Ann Shanahan (born September 26, 1985) is an American attorney and entrepreneur. She was the running mate of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in his campaign in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Born i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Shanahan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. senator and Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was shot shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, during celebrations following his successf…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy_assassinatio…

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