Wearing nothing but a pair of cargo pants, the snake slithered and squirmed over Charles Wieand’s body.
A stuntman let a massive snake wrap around his body and neck as the pair swam underwater together in a “snake” stunt.
Charles Wieand and the 12-foot, 100-pound anaconda were slithering around together in a pool in California.
Wearing nothing but a pair of cargo pants, the snake slithered and squirmed over Charles’ body, with the reptile appearing at one point to lick his fingers.
The comedian, known for his outdoor tt, dived and раed with the mammoth anaconda for half an hour in total.
Charles, from Columbus, Ohio, USA, said: “It was awe-inspiring to be able to swim that closely with an anaconda.”
Daredevil comedian Charles Wieand took a dashing dip with a 12-foot-long anaconda (image: Caters).
“The way it moved was breath-taking; it was so comfortable in the water.”
“I wasn’t too concerned because I knew the snake’s owner and was aware of its danger, but you never know what can happen.”
“In the end, it was really relaxing to have it swim over and around me—almost meditative.”
“I even managed to give it a quick hug.”
The couple tucked under the water (Photo: Caters)
Despite that experience, taking a snake much more suited to being underwater than himself for a dip presented a unique set of circumstances.
Charles said, “If anything goes wrong below the surface, you drown.”
“As long as you know how to interact with them, they can be pretty friendly.”
The snake licked Charles’ fingers. (Image: Caters)
“Having had freediving training, I can hold my breath for upwards of three minutes; however, I kept my time underwater shorter just for safety and to give her a breather in between dives.”
“Anacondas can stay underwater for 10 minutes, so that really is their realm, and I wanted to make sure I could get out of the water if anything went south.”
Despite months of planning, Charles wanted to do the stunt as a tribute to his freediving trainer, Mike Kellenbarger.
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