Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig dons a snake necklace at the Cincinnati Zoo

Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig dons a snake necklace at the Cincinnati Zoo

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Whether it’s staying in the game after being hit by a pitch in the face, or stretching flat out to snag a ball at the warning track, Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig has shown himself to be fearless on the baseball field.

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However, off the field, the Cuban import has a fear in common with more than half of Americans — ophidiophobia. But unlike more than half of Americans, he decided this week to try wearing a snake around his neck while visiting the Cincinnati Zoo.

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2014-06-13T09:43:37+00:00 June 12th, 2014|

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