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
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