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Snakebitten? Or Snake-Kissed?
posted (October 28, 2019)
It takes a special kind of person to have a Boa Constrictor as a pet. Roaring creek resident Mark Molina better known as Markie is one of those people. Viewers may have seen this video of Markie bitten by a snake. It has been circulating on facebook with many people turning this frightening encounter into another comedic post of the week. Well, when we bumped into the snake man in Roaring Creek today, he surely had a sense of humor saying his beloved pet snake just wanted to give him a smooch.

Mark "Markie" Molina, Roaring Creek Snake Man
"Well actually they were provoking him before so when I held him, he got angry and thing so I let go his head because I always try let go his head and try get him tame but he just get out of hand and manage to bite me check."

Courtney Weatherburne:
"This is your pet snake?"

Mark "Markie" Molina
"Yes I keep him as a pet because I love him, I love pets."

Reporter:
"What is his name?"

Mark "Markie" Molina
"Well I no really give him no name."

Courtney Weatherburne:
"How long you got this snake now?"

Mark "Markie" Molina
"I got him like two months now because I bought him big because the one I had before I sold it because I used to go to the bush and did not have time to take care of it."

Reporter:
"Now you call the bite because when the snake was on your shoulder you said, he wanted to bite me just now."

Mark "Markie" Molina
"Yes I feel the vibes that he wanted to bite me because I could see his reaction because he moved towards my hands before and I put them behind me and as I talk and move my chin, it bite me."

Reporter:
"So you could say you get kiss by a snake?"

Mark "Markie" Molina
"Well I can say it is a kiss too right because maybe it was that he wanted to give me and he give me a hard kiss and it end up a bite."

Courtney Weatherburne:
"Is this the first time you are being bitten by a snake or bitten by your pet snake."

Mark "Markie" Molina
"This is my 3rd time bitten by different snakes but this one I get bitten the first time."

Courtney Weatherburne:
"So you no afraid of snakes at all? You no have no fear?"

Mark "Markie" Molina
"No, I no fear them to fear them that they will bite you, you just have to know to hold them."

Courtney Weatherburne:
"And you still love this snake even though he bite you, you will still love him."

Mark "Markie" Molina
"Yes I will still love him because I did not get rid of him, I have him right there."

Markie has always loved and been fascinated by snakes.

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