Brek Shea made an instant impact at Inter Miami's pre-season training… after catching a snake with his BARE HANDS.
The new MLS season hasn't even kicked off yet, but the former Stoke star, 31, has already recorded his first assist since re-signing for Phil Neville's side.
Channelling his inner Steve Irwin, the Texas native came to rescue at training after he removed the unexpected visitor in Fort Lauderdale.
The 2013 Concacaf Gold Cup winner, who joined the Potters from FC Dallas in January that year, could be seen calmly grabbing the snake.
A video tweeted out by Inter Miami showed the versatile winger/left-back picking up the snake as it began to coil around his leg.
He then put the reptile in a rubbish bin for a member of Miami's staff to carry it out into the parking lot.
Shea revealed that it was just another day for him having grown up with snakes and lizards.
