7-Year-Old Suffers Head Wound After Snake Bite at Zoo

On October 18, 2025, a 7-year-old boy from Queensland, Australia named Cruz suffered a head wound after being bitten by a snake during a zoo visit for his sister Kalea's 11th birthday party. The family, known for their popular Instagram page documenting the siblings' surfing adventures, had taken Kalea and her friends to the zoo to see the nocturnal animals.

Towards the end of the tour, the children were invited to hold some of the zoo's snakes, including a carpet python. Cruz asked to hold the snake one more time, and while his mother Kristy Craft was filming, the python suddenly bit him on the head. Craft did not see the bite happen, but later noticed the blood when Cruz started crying.

Fortunately, the python was not venomous, and Cruz did not suffer any serious injuries. Craft says the incident happened so quickly that there was little Cruz could have done to prevent it. While the family won't be rushing to handle snakes again anytime soon, they are open to Cruz trying it again in the future if he chooses.