A native of the sometimes-arctic Wisconsin, J.J. Watt understandably isn’t used to some of the creatures who usually call hot desert-like climates home. In just his second year in Arizona, it seems the Cardinals star is still learning about the potential natural dangers of the Sonoran Desert region.
The hard way.
On Saturday, on what Watt likely thought would be a regular ol’ weekend day, he found something apparently disturbing in his bathroom — A baby rattlesnake. Now, while baby rattlesnakes do not indeed release venom more than adults, according to the LA Times, Watt still thought it was, you know, a rattlesnake.
Given his inexperience with the potentially dangerous situation, Watt took to his Twitter to crowdsource for a potential solution:
Alright Arizona, this is a new one for me…
I’ve got a baby rattlesnake in my bathroom.
What do I do?
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) August 13, 2022
After some (probably) insufficient replies that more or less mostly amounted to variations of “kill it with fire/run away/check for nests/call a professional,” Watt wasn’t heard from for roughly the next four hours.
He returned with a hilarious conclusion to his jarring reptilian saga:
Rattlesnake Update: pic.twitter.com/XhFAf7lKAk
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) August 13, 2022
As it turns out, Watt said the “baby rattlesnake” wasn’t a poisonous reptile at all! When he made the responsible decision and called someone to handle a likely scared wild animal, that person picked the snake up with their bare hands and told Watt it was a “longnose snake, completely harmless” before leaving.
After the professional handled the nonvenomous longnose snake so calmly, Watt was stunned. He ended this little adventure with an appropriate, all-too-relatable thought regarding snakes: “You ever wanna feel like a wimp, that’s the way to do it.”
NFL fans found Watt's hilarious honesty with his "rattlesnake" encounter so relatable
Gotta love the guy… https://t.co/GKG9xhBPF1
— Matt DeYoung 🇺🇦 (@MattDeYoungster) August 14, 2022
Arizona living done humbly. https://t.co/13Zc8hWCea
— Dooby-Scoo (@ProudDevilAlum) August 14, 2022
Amazing 😂 https://t.co/d4qs8v45ko
— Matt Perrault (@sportstalkmatt) August 14, 2022
Can relate because this is how I would have had the situation as well.. https://t.co/84KIa011dH
— Doug (@Dhagg42) August 14, 2022
Wisconsin legend JJ Watt is still adjusting to life in Arizona. https://t.co/xZoZLo6UND
— Joseph Britt (@Zathras3) August 14, 2022
🤣👍🏼 Better safe than sorry, @JJWatt! https://t.co/6c2ae9AELz
— Cynthia Foyles (@FoylesC) August 14, 2022
Hahaha ☠️ been there. https://t.co/zfS3JO4MeI
— tony (@tonyybalogna) August 14, 2022
I love JJ Watt. Go #Midwest https://t.co/Fsz4Z0diRT
— laura 🇺🇦🌻 (@IlliniFNP) August 13, 2022
Rattlesnake, long nose snake. Any type of snake and I'm calling 911. Lol. Welcome to Arizona JJ! https://t.co/8cmirnadwE
— Nicole Garcia Fox10 (@Fox10_NicoleG) August 13, 2022
Just so pumped that JJ did the awesome thing and called a professional instead of hurting the snake…. But this is also hilarious. https://t.co/tdegp6kMcz
— SWFL_TURTLE_PROJECT (@SwflTurtle) August 14, 2022
Better safe than sorry, but hahaha https://t.co/c9Bs2h53bg
— KC Mustang (@KC_Mustang) August 14, 2022
Live and learn https://t.co/yjJ7VWR8Nl
— Anthony Carchi (@carchi_ttu) August 14, 2022
Lmao. I was invested in this story https://t.co/kw7YCvGAZM
— Charlie Conner (@CharlieConner23) August 13, 2022
May be the best thing on Twitter today. https://t.co/pDvS4mgpAv
— Tim (@RealPLUTim) August 13, 2022
