Sweet or scary? This zookeeper's viral cuddle time will make you shiver

Fountain Valley, California - For many, this is the stuff of nightmares – but this animal keeper loves nothing more than chilling out in a pit of giant snakes!

He's up to his neck in snakes, but he still keeps his cool: There's probably not much that can scare animal keeper Jay Brewer.
He's up to his neck in snakes, but he still keeps his cool: There's probably not much that can scare animal keeper Jay Brewer.  © tiktok.com/@jayprehistoricpets

Jay Brewer's job is not for the faint of heart. At the Reptile Zoo on the outskirts of LA, he cuddles crocodiles, tarantulas, and lots of giant snakes on a daily basis.

He recently demonstrated just how much he adores snakes in particular in a crazy TikTok video, which stunned millions of viewers.

As a thank you to his fans for reaching ten million subscribers, Jay gives the camera a big grin while casually snuggled up in a slithering pile of massive pythons.

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On a tree trunk above him, a few more very long creatures are casually moving about when all at once the entire load of snakes falls, burying Jay so that only his head is visible from the tangle of writhing reptiles.

But when others would start screaming, Jay Brewer is absolutely gleeful and announces casually: "Wow, the guys are giving me a hug!"

With almost 50 million views and 3 million likes in three days, the amazing footage is popular enough to make even those with a crippling fear of snakes take a peek.

In other clips you can also watch what else Jay Brewer gets up to with his animal friends.

He makes putting a tarantula in his mouth, letting scorpions wander over his hands, or wrestling with alligators seem like an average day at the office.

For those with less of an appetite for fear, he also feeds giraffes and plays with lemurs.

Cover photo: tiktok.com/@jayprehistoricpets

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