Tiger Bites Trainer On Set Of New Rick Ross Video



There was real blood on the set of rapper Rick Ross' video shoot in Miami for "Here I Am."

Loxahatchee wildlife trainer Mark McCarthy got bit on the leg by his white tiger Sabi, who was in a scene as Ross' pet.

McCarthy is now laid up with two puncture wounds in his right calf. He canceled school programs he had scheduled for the next week.

He said the bite happened on Monday when Sabi got tangled in her chain and McCarthy tried to free her. Sabi had rolled over like a house cat and the chain tightened around her neck, McCarthy said. Sabi panicked.

"She's starting to choke. Whatever's around her she figures is choking her and she's biting in all directions," McCarthy said.

The tiger trainer said blood seeped through his jeans, but he refused to stop production. He was briefly treated by paramedics on the scene and the shoot continued.

"Won't be the first time I've been bit, won't be the last. I've been bit by everything from venomous snakes to tigers and leopards and monkeys and who knows what else," said the 52-year-old owner of McCarthy's Wildlife Sanctuary, who has been handling wild animals since he was 16.

But he said the $5,000 bonus he got for the video will barely make up for the shows he missed.

Nelly is also in the video, but was not on set at the time.

Source: Palm Beach Post