Though the snake nearly stole the spotlight from Britney Spears in her performance of "I'm A Slave 4 U" at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards, another animal -- and the person charged with handling it -- is getting a closer look nearly 20 years later.
Over the weekend, eagle-eyed watchers of Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madnessrealizedthat one of its exotic animal enthusiasts played an important part in Spears' iconic VMA moment.