KEYPOINTS SUMMARY โ Kyle Richards Snake
- A snake slithered into Kyle Richardsโ Palm Springs home during a girlsโ trip
- Daughter Sophia filmed the chaos and posted it on TikTok
- Kyle called ex Mauricio Umansky in a panic, demanding help
- Kyle shouted, โYouโre the only one with a penis here!โ
- Family friend Jennifer Leipart tried to fight the snake in cowboy boots
- Animal control later confirmed it was a harmless gopher snake
Snake in the House? Kyle Richards Panics and Dials the Ex
Who do you call when a snake invades your desert home during a girlsโ trip? If youโre Kyle Richards, you grab the phone and ring your ex-husband, Mauricio Umansky โ and fast.
In a scene straight out of a Real Housewives horror comedy, the 56-year-old Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star found herself in full scream queen mode this week when an uninvited slithering guest decided to crash the party at her Palm Springs getaway.
The drama? Captured โ of course โ in a pair of TikToks posted by her daughter, Sophia Umansky, 25. And they are nothing short of internet gold.
TikTok Catches the Chaos: Screams, Boots, and Total Panic
Letโs set the scene.
Itโs a peaceful day in Palm Springs. Kyle, her daughters, and friends, including Jennifer Leipart, are enjoying a girlsโ weekend during Coachella. Sunโs out, vibes are high โ and then it happens.
A snake shows up inside the house.
Cue horrified shrieks, rapid camera movement, cowboy boots on furniture, and Kyle yelling off-camera like a full-blown thriller movie. Sophiaโs first TikTok, now going viral, opens with frantic footsteps and terrified voices.
โThis snake had no business entering a house full of girls,โ Sophia captioned the video.
Sheโs not wrong.
Call Dad! Mauricio to the Rescueโฆ Over the Phone
After the initial panic, one TikTok viewer had the brilliant idea: โCall dad!โ
Sophia responded in a second video: โWe tried that.โ
Cue the now-iconic clip of Kyle on the phone with Mauricio, who is clearly not there โ and definitely not killing a snake over FaceTime.
โIโm not killing a fโing snake!โ Kyle shouts into the phone, pacing the living room.
Sophia is seen beside the fireplace, clutching her sweatshirt like a security blanket, mumbling โIโm freaking out.โ
Kyle, never one to miss an opportunity for humor (even in terror), scolds Mauricio with the now-legendary line:
โYouโre the only one with a penis around here โ get here and make yourself useful!โ
Jennifer Leipart vs. Snake: Boots, Hat, and Heroism
While Kyle was yelling and Sophia was filming, family friend Jennifer Leipart became the accidental heroine of the moment.
Dressed in full Coachella cowboy fantasy โ boots, flowing dress, and hat โ she stood on the bed, shrieking while also plotting the snakeโs exit.
โHelp!โ she screamed. โGet a golf club!โ
This wasnโt just panic โ this was fashionable combat.
After several minutes of chaos, Leipart somehow managed to push the snake out through the French doors, but it didnโt go peacefully.
The girls were still panicking. Someone asked if it had laid eggs already. Another ran around yelling, โWhat if thereโs more?โ One even asked, โDoes it jump up and down?!โ
The screams? Relentless.
The confusion? Hilarious.
The snake? Unbothered.
Is It Deadly?! Is It a Rattlesnake?! Everyone Freaks Out
From behind closed doors (literally), Kyle could be heard yelling: โIf itโs black, itโs not dangerous!โ
That wasโฆ somewhat helpful?
As the snake lingered near the glass, the group couldnโt even confirm if it was fully outside or still half in. Someone screamed โMotherfโer!โ as they pressed their faces to the window, trying to ID the reptile.
The speculation hit peak madness:
- โDid it lay eggs?โ
- โCould it come back in?โ
- โDoes it climb stairs?โ
One woman put it best: โWe canโt leave until it moves on with its life.โ
Iconic.
Animal Control Arrives to Save the Day (And Their Sanity)
Eventually, the screaming squad got serious and called animal control, who arrived just in time to see seven rattled women and a confused, mildly annoyed snake.
The verdict?
A harmless gopher snake.
โIt mimics rattlesnakes to scare predators,โ the animal control officer explained, gently placing the snake into a bucket and leaving the girls (and the internet) in stunned silence.
Thatโs right โ it wasnโt venomous. It wasnโt deadly. But it definitely won the drama award of the weekend.
Kyle and Mauricio: Still a Team (Sort Of)
While theyโre no longer together, Kyle and Mauricio showed us theyโre still co-parenting pros โ even in a snake emergency.
In July 2023, sources confirmed the pair had separated after 27 years of marriage but remained amicable as they navigated whatโs next.
Clearly, when disaster strikes, Kyle still calls Mauricio โ even if he canโt do much from a distance.
The couple share three daughters: Alexia (28), Sophia (25), and Portia (17). Kyleโs oldest, Farrah Brittany, is from a previous relationship.
And clearly, when a snake gets involved, theyโre one big hysterical family again.
The Internet Reacts: Housewives, TikTok, and Chaos
Naturally, fans online lost their minds over the footage. Some called it โthe most Real Housewives thing ever.โ Others demanded a full episode just dedicated to The Snake Incident.
TikTok comments were gold:
- โThat snake had NO idea what it walked into.โ
- โKyle Richards screaming โpenisโ is now my ringtone.โ
- โSomeone get that snake a contract. He out-acted half the cast.โ
We couldnโt agree more.
One Snake, Seven Women, Infinite Drama
Itโs official: the Kyle Richards snake incident will go down in pop culture chaos history.
From cowboy boots on beds to Mauricio on the phone to screams about snake eggs, this was everything we didnโt know we needed.
And somewhere out there, that little gopher snake is slithering through the desert, wondering how it accidentally became a viral celebrity.
One thingโs for sure โ if youโre going to invade someoneโs house, maybe donโt choose a house full of Real Housewives.
Because even the snakes leave traumatized.
