Chuck Norris Was Bitten By A Rattlesnake...Five Days Later The Rattlesnake Died | Letterman

The chief export of Chuck Norris is pain.
(From "Late Show," air date: 9/2/96)
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[@roymunson1]

Chuck just spat the venom back and stared at the snake until it became a worm.

[@RileyGintz]

One of the greatest martial artists ever.

[@Katzenhase]

and the second biggest martial artist ever next to Bruce Lee!

[@ekimandersom4478]

Not really

[@Katzenhase]

@@ekimandersom4478 Yes, Lee, Norris, Seagal and van Damme. I consider Jackie Chan a joke because he was more an acrobate that martial artists.

[@ekimandersom4478]

@@Katzenhase Those are all actors, none of them is the greatest martial artist ever.

[@Katzenhase]

@@ekimandersom4478 Martial artists are not fighter and the fact of the matter is that Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris are the two most important martial arts icons of all time!!!

[@betweentwomillennium5057]

Chuck Norris can sneeze without blinking.

[@franksifuentes6651]

Love Chuck Norris. One of a kind.

[@Jake-iw4bu]

Chuck Norris went to Burger King to order a Big Mac. And he got one.

[@scottm.peters1473]

Haha! Never heard this one! 😂

[@johncornell3665]

A great guy all around, Chuck Norris. Thanks Dave!

[@stevenfagaly3810]

I almost admire Dave's bravery in constantly interrupting Chuck.

[@keithstark1]

Chuck doesn’t beat up women

[@DSAK55]

The Rattlesnake gained super powers

[@thefunshow2024]

That hero now protects the people in Texas and is affectionally known by the locals as the Chucktacular Norrisman.

[@bmla88]

I was worried chuck may have died but that’s impossible.

[@qtrust]

Maybe death has ‘Chucked’.

[@taxesdeathandtrouble.1886]

@qtrust Think again.

[@keithstark1]

He was given immortality as a check to Keith Richards. The yin to Keith’s yang as it were. It is written that they will live forever in perpetual battle.

[@user-ir4pp6qe6n]

Legend of all Legends...Chuck Norris 🥋🥇

[@texas-raider]

Was Dave on Cocaine in this segment? He is freakin' flying....

[@v-town1980]

Right? It was tough trying to listen to Chuck with Dave constantly interrupting.

[@patrickstotler1201]

It's late night comedy show so I'm sure it's Scripted or atleast somewhat planned!! But Dave did interrupt ALot!! But Chuck took it in Stride and dealt with it like a Professional!

[@chrissilvester5663]

Chuck Norris one of the best martial artists ever. Proper legitimate fighter

[@martishawooden5240]

I really think this man is the real deal with martial arts...he's so great at it ...his shows, movies are awesome

[@josephlawson9950]

Walker told me I had aids

[@janetphillips2875]

Letterman was feeling his Cheerios that night. They invited people on his show, and he wouldnt shut up

[@S1L3NTG4M3R]

And the rattlesnake died...

[@gerrydooley951]

of boredom.

[@S1L3NTG4M3R]

@@gerrydooley951 qq

[@hammertime9132]

That would be a quarter Cherokee..

[@KungEMuller]

Chuck Norris is very amazing, and so is Dave. They did an amazing job here.

[@scooterking136]

its weird seeing how normal and conversational chuck norris is, all the memes made me expect hed be like rick flair

[@Jay-n262]

Look at Dave throwing up the 👌

[@ernee100]

Now i understand why Elizabeth Warren wanted to say she was a Cherokee so badly. She wants some of the immortality of Chuck Norris.

[@victoranchondo924]

CHUCK NORRIS " The Human Tornado ".🙏👍✌️

[@theflyingninja1]

Letterman was absolute garbage here. Chuck deserves an apology. Letterman did everything wrong here - terrible jokes, interrupting constantly, not letting Chuck finish his story. Just absolute bottom-of-the-barrel garbage.

[@adamslater7486]

He got better over the years

[@user-ir4pp6qe6n]

He acted like it was his very first interview... ever. Yes very disappointing.🤨

[@gerrydooley951]

give it a rest, people don't watch Dave to listen to the guest. Norris has zero charisma and Letterman needed to do something to fill in the gaps

[@kstepko]

A lot of ugly divorces in the crowd …

[@user-eq2dx2jp6v]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ hi dear Dave and.......❤❤❤❤❤ how r uuuuuu😂😂

[@Leel3ones89]

I missed the part where the snake died....

[@idxstudios]

True border patrol

[@movieman1556]

I hate how Letterman tries to keep pushing Chuck at the beginning of the interview. Watch Letterman. He gets all hyper and extremely annoying.

[@cabronicusmaximuschingonic1062]

Chuck is really good sport. You can tell by the way he kept everything going, despite David's constant interruptions. Don't get me wrong, Dave is hilarious, but you can tell when the guest gets annoyed, and that didn't happen with Chuck. Two legends right there, ladies and gents. Love the channel. Thanks for the trip down memory lane, guys.

[@agnidas5816]

lettermans drunk cannot be hidden by the make up - still shines through. dang ... how did he keep the show ? he is so sloppy here... I know he came out years later saying he had alcohol problems ... but ... boy ... they just let THIS?! go on ?

[@kstepko]

He told ET in 1996 (the same year as this interview was recorded) that he hadn’t had a drink in 15 years.

[@patrickstotler1201]

Probably because it's Nobody's business and he kept personal things personal like he should be able to do!! Maybe 🤔 didn't want to talk about it because he knows Americans are mostly judgemental. He's a well known actor and like he knew, when it finally came out there's Paparazzi,writers and news organizations hyping it up. And he wasn't fired because it didn't affect his job that much and he's made them 8 figure sums for a Very long time!! They'd lose money 💰 if he was replaced because it takes time to get established!

[@Bruningable]

Was Letterman on cocaine?

[@JoeBrady-pw9rl]

Bruce Lee is the greatest ever but yes Chuck is really good as well

[@Katzenhase]

In a real fight Norris would have beaten Bruce Lee. Norris was a fighter while Bruce Lee was an actor. Gene LeBell said in the Bruce Lee documentary "Iam Bruce Lee" that he would put all his money on Norris in a real fight against Bruce Lee.

[@WhatIsMatter101]

Chuck Norris got bit by a rattlesnake? Damn. Then people are gonna start spamming the comments with lame Chuck Norris jokes again. If hes so great, hes gonna come here and slam my face into the keybjdjdhuzhjkkovf28uz

[@tommatuch2799]

Oftentimes, Dave took the focus of the interview off of the guest and felt the need to interject his ridiculous humor. Focus of the guest Dave. It's not about you!

[@U_ever]

Can you say "bum's rush" ?

[@briant6669]

Chuck Norris is as Cherokee as Elizibeth Warren.

[@v-town1980]

But he IS part Irish...which is even better😊

[@janetphillips2875]

Some of us know where we came from. My 4th grt grandmother was Cherokee. She was adopted from a North Carolina Reservation and raised by a white family . Chuck Norris doesnt need your approval, anyway.

[@gerrydooley951]

oh no not Chuck to. RIP to a mediocre actor

[@corkydukeII5898]

RIP to his partner Trivette

[@v-town1980]

Whatever. He's a master martial artist.

[@t7489]

Relax everyone 🙄. He’s dead.

[@v-town1980]

No he's not.

[@gerrydooley951]

@@v-town1980 have you seen him act? He's dead

[@ou-kd9rc]

The snake didn't make it...

[@DonnaJohnson-ue7ex]

No I disagree chuck Norris is good but Bruce Lee was one of the best really sad that lees life was cut short at a very early age his whole life cut short then his son Brandon Lee passed away very young

[@ekimandersom4478]

There is zero proof that Bruce Lee was that good.

[@Katzenhase]

@@ekimandersom4478 Exactly! Gene LeBell said that Norris would have beaten Bruce Lee in a real fight.