By Ciara O’loughlin For Daily Mail Australia
06:09 18 Jul 2023, upgraded 06:09 18 Jul 2023
A BBC newsreader has actually hilariously concealed his face behind his notes while checking out a story about snakes.
Ben Thompson might have offered BBC Breakfast audiences a laugh on Monday as he reported on a story about a massive reptile, however he definitely wasn’t enjoying himself.
The reporter is horrified of snakes, and said he can’t even take a look at videos of them.
While reporting on the capture of the longest-ever tape-recorded Burmese python in Florida, Thompson concealed behind his notes so he didn’t need to see the video on the screen.
‘People who are terrified of snakes avert now,’ Ben said, beginning the report.
‘So I do not rather understand how I inform you this next story since I dislike snakes,’ he said while putting his notes in front of his face.
‘What you can see there in Florida is they are understood in your area as the Glades Boys.
‘They recorded the longest-ever tape-recorded Burmese python in the United States State. It weighs 125lbs, is 19 feet in length and is now formally a record-breaking catch.’
After completing the report, Ben asked if the video ‘was gone yet’ prior to he eliminated the notepads from in front of his face.
Ben’s coworker Clare Casey shared the video on Twitter, with the caption: ‘Why did it need to be snakes?! This is how to check out the news if you’re terrified of it – conceal behind your notes informs the story of the Burmese python recorded in Florida’.
Replying to Clare’s tweet, Ben composed: ‘The flash note I never ever wish to receive from you… “I’ve included a python oov in the newsbelt!”‘
An audience then responded to Ben’s remark, stating he’ll never ever have the ability to go on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, throughout which obstacles including different animals typically include.
