Guests visiting the Animal Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida got to see the young gorillas in the exhibit react exactly like we all do when surprised by a new creature. Eeek! It was a baby snake. Double eeek! At first, they rushed to get away, even trying to throw the little wiggler out of their area. Braver than me! But once an elder gorilla showed up to see what the ruckus was about, and simply sat down and watched the younger gorillas' reactions, they appeared to be reassured that there was nothing to fear. They found it hiding in the hay, and simply put it back where they found it, even tucked it in.

Visitor Johnny Parks was able to film the encounter. He posted the footage to TikTok, where it has since gone viral and has been viewed over 10.3 million times. Parks had visited the Animal Kingdom with his girlfriend and their son during a vacation. According to him, he noticed that two of the younger gorillas were reacting to something in the hay. When everyone realized that it was a snake, Parks says a crowd formed around the area.

A cast member (employee) for Disney's Animal Kingdom could be heard off-camera talking about the gorillas and the snake.

"So just like humans, our gorillas are very curious about what goes on in their habitat," the cast member said, adding that the snake was "not dangerous" to the gorillas. The best thing about Disney's Animal Kingdom is that you never truly know what is going to happen while visiting the animal attractions at the Florida theme park. The cast member continues educating through the video, "just like humans, our gorillas are very curious about what goes on in their habitat".

If the wild kingdom is your thing, you can check out a new ABC tv series that has just began, When Nature Calls with Helen Mirren. ABC describes it as, "A laugh-out-loud, one-hour unscripted comedy series that looks at the lighter side of the natural world." Much like the overall tone of the show, this role is designed for Helen to lean into her comedic talents while taking the audience on a visually enchanting and ridiculously hilarious tour of the animal kingdom.

Based on a BBC Studios comedy format, the series features comedians putting words into the mouths of beautiful beasts, teeny-tiny frogs, beatboxing badgers and more in captivating footage from all over the world." So now you know what Helen Mirren is doing when she's not Tokyo-drifting with Vin Diesel in F9: The Fast Saga. When Nature Calls with Helen Mirren premiered June 24. One more thing I found out about nature and Helen Mirren in my research was this fun factoid. In 2004, she was named 'Naturist of the Year' by British Naturism. She said, "Many thanks to British Naturism for this great honor. I do believe in naturism and am my happiest on a nude beach with people of all ages and races!". What's not to like about this woman?

This story has taken me forever to write. 30 minutes of writing and an hour of watching funny animals videos. Curse you, you adorable, amazing unpredictable creatures!