Nicki Minaj's rehearsal for the MTV Video Music Awards took a frightening turn on Friday. During a run through of the singer's routine for her hit "Anaconda," a six-foot-long boa constrictor bit an unidentified backup dancer's left arm. According to MTV, the practice stopped following the bite, and Nicki rushed over to check on the dancer. "Did she get bit by the snake?" Nicki reportedly asked. The snake wasn't venomous, but MTV didn't take any chances - the dancer's wound was cleaned by an on-site medic, and she was immediately taken to a hospital. "It is in no way life-threatening, but scary," said Chris Velvin, director of production safety for Viacom Media Networks. "We wanted her to start getting treatment as soon as possible." Meanwhile, the snake was removed from the stage by its handler. The reptile would likely be replaced by another snake for the big show on Sunday,...
- 8/23/2014
- by Nick-Maslow
- Popsugar.com
Snake bites Nicki Minaj's backup dancer.
That anaconda wants some. During Nicki Minaj’s Friday afternoon Vma rehearsal, a six-foot boa constrictor bit a backup dancer.
News: Nicki Minaj Releases Her Anaconda on the World
MTV reports that "the snake's handler was watching the entire performance and the woman was treated immediately by an on-site medic. The dancer was transported to a local hospital, according to the director of production safety for Viacom Media Networks Chris Velvin, out of 'an abundance of caution' though the wound was treated on site and it not life threatening."
When the snake bit the dancer, an alarmed Minaj uttered, "Did she get bit by the snake?" and immediately went to check on the dancer.
The snake was a 6-foot-long Dumerill's boa constrictor named "Rocky" who has been used in entertainment for 15 years, but Nicki and crew will reportedly use a different snake on Sunday as a result of the bite...
That anaconda wants some. During Nicki Minaj’s Friday afternoon Vma rehearsal, a six-foot boa constrictor bit a backup dancer.
News: Nicki Minaj Releases Her Anaconda on the World
MTV reports that "the snake's handler was watching the entire performance and the woman was treated immediately by an on-site medic. The dancer was transported to a local hospital, according to the director of production safety for Viacom Media Networks Chris Velvin, out of 'an abundance of caution' though the wound was treated on site and it not life threatening."
When the snake bit the dancer, an alarmed Minaj uttered, "Did she get bit by the snake?" and immediately went to check on the dancer.
The snake was a 6-foot-long Dumerill's boa constrictor named "Rocky" who has been used in entertainment for 15 years, but Nicki and crew will reportedly use a different snake on Sunday as a result of the bite...
- 8/23/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
If Nicki Minaj's sexually charged, booty-exposing "Anaconda" video didn't already grab enough pre-mtv Video Music Awards headlines, a real-live snake set to be used during her performance has created some slithering news. During a Friday rehearsal, one of Minaj's backup dancers was bitten by a 6-foot-long boa constrictor named Rocky who was being used as a prop during the song, MTV reported. Minaj was onstage and rushed to her dancer's side after the bite occurred. Even though the snake wasn't venomous, the female dancer was treated at the scene where her wound was cleaned and then taken to the...
- 8/23/2014
- by Andrea Billups
- PEOPLE.com
If Nicki Minaj's sexually charged, booty-exposing "Anaconda" video didn't already grab enough pre-mtv Video Music Awards headlines, a real-live snake set to be used during her performance has created some slithering news. During a Friday rehearsal, one of Minaj's backup dancers was bitten by a 6-foot-long boa constrictor named Rocky who was being used as a prop during the song, MTV reported. Minaj was onstage and rushed to her dancer's side after the bite occurred. Even though the snake wasn't venomous, the female dancer was treated at the scene where her wound was cleaned and then taken to the...
- 8/23/2014
- by Andrea Billups
- PEOPLE.com
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