Giant Snake “Nearly Kills” Talk Show Host

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Dan Vega, host of ABC’s “Tuesdays with Dan,” faces his fears when dealing with an array of animals from the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo.

Pensacola, FL, February 07, 2013 - (PressReleasePoint) -“That sucker nearly killed me,” Dan Vega said of a 10-foot anaconda that had been snuggly wrapped around his neck and wrist during the taping of this week’s episode of “Tuesdays with Dan” (which airs in the Gulf Coast region on ABC’s WEAR at 1:00am, after “Jimmy Kimmel” and “The Insider,” and on affiliate station MY35 at 8:00am).  Handlers were there, of course, and Vega was never in mortal danger with the beast—in fact, small children were allowed to pet the snake after the show—but the host endured some humorously nervous moments, from his intimate encounter with the anaconda to unknowingly sharing his beverage with a thirsty lemur.  The animals were accompanied by Patti Hall, director of the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo, who talked to Vega about the ways her zoo is on the cutting edge of animal safety and the use of green technology.