Unless you practice serpent handling, any type of encounter with a snake can cause otherwise rational people to freak out and panic even if they can easily run away to safety.

Now, try to imagine for a moment being on a motorcycle traveling at around 250km/h (155mph) and a yellow snake jumps out of the protective fairing where it was hiding and lands with its face on your hand; what would you do?

Well, the best thing to do is to take notes from this cool-headed rider, who appears to be from Brazil, and who kept his calm and slowed down in a completely safe manner for himself as well as the other bikers and road users.

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