Betty White And A Red-Tailed Boa Celebrate Her 91st Birthday
Actress Betty White celebrated her 91st birthday with a photo shoot that included a red-tailed boat from the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens.
The slimy present was part of Betty White’s campaign for the Lifeline Program, a company that features life-settlement specialists and for which White is a spokeswoman.
White is a longtime supporter and even an ambassador for the Zoo which made her a perfect fit for the photo shoot.
In a statement released following the shoot White writes:
“Jacob the boa constrictor is good as gold and cuddles in my arms. and around my neck.”
White says if anyone wants to give her a birthday present they can simply donation to the Morris Animal Foundation, a nonprofit committed to animal health science. Betty White hopes to raise $10,000 for the nonprofit.
In a Huffington Post blog she writes:
“Animals are near and dear to my heart, and I’ve devoted my life to trying to improve their lives. Since a girl like me already has more than I could hope for, I’m asking fellow animal lovers for a special birthday gift this year.”
I have to hand it to Betty White, she’s braver than I am to have a deadly and powerful snake ready to potentially wrap around her body at 91-years-old.
Here’s a photo from the Lifeline Program photo shoot:
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Posted: January 17, 2013
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Jan 17, 2013
Snakes are not slimy! Just sayin'. Also, red tailed "boat"? (First paragraph under picture.) Just the old proofreader in me. I love Betty White – what an inspiration!
Jan 18, 2013
Happy Birthday Betty hoping many more years of laughter.
Jan 18, 2013
Snakes are not slimy, get the facts straight and next time use spell check, red tailed boat?
Jan 18, 2013
Happy Birthday Ms.White I Have So Enjoyed You Acting Over The Years God Bless.
Jan 18, 2013
Happy Birthday
Jan 18, 2013
Happy Birthday Betty White love ya
Jan 18, 2013
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BETTY! u put a smile on my face every time I think of u
Jan 18, 2013
Happy Birthday love you.
Jan 18, 2013
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BETTY! WE LOVE YOU!
Jan 18, 2013
Happy Birthday Betty, you are such a beautiful woman. You always make me laugh.
Jan 18, 2013
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BETTY WHITE!
WE LOVE YOU!
Jan 18, 2013
Happy Birthday Betty, you are such a beautiful woman. You always make me laugh. You are very beautiful.
Jan 18, 2013
Happy Birthday Betty, you are such a beautiful woman. You always make me laugh. You are very beautiful.
Jan 18, 2013
Betty you are da bomb! Happy Birthday and many more!
Jan 18, 2013
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Betty. You rock!
Jan 18, 2013
I WILL ALWAYS CHERISH THE LAUGHS YOU HAVE GIVEN ME, I LOVE YOUR HUMOR AND WIT, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO A WONDERFUL WOMAN.
Jan 18, 2013
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BETTY. WISHING YOU MANY MORE AS LOVING YOUR HUMOR.
Jan 18, 2013
Happy Birthday to u! Keep the Faith!
Jan 18, 2013
Happy Birthday io a very sweet, caring, and funny lady!
Jan 18, 2013
Spellchevk speelcheck spillsheck, before you pusbish! Slimy red boat from the ?
Jan 18, 2013
And…"White says if anyone wants to give her a birthday present they can simply donation to the Morris Animal Foundation…". LOL…who proofreads this stuff or do they just spit these articles out? SMH
Jan 18, 2013
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BETTY I watch you every night THE Golden Girls.
Jan 18, 2013
I had no idea Betty White was such an animal lover. Now I love Betty White even more! ~£ori Towsley-Goldman
Jan 18, 2013
Also, the Golden Girls is BRILLIANT! It's so funny, well written & shows the world that OLD GALS CAN HAVE FUN AND BE SEXY TOO! I HOPE IF I PASS AFTER MY HUBBY (I don't even want to think about that
. ) THAT I CAN BE PART OF A GROUP OF "GOLDEN GIRLS." Sadly, Betty White is the only Golden Girl still living. I love the show, AND BETTY WHITE MAKES ME LAUGH SO HARD! ~£ori Towsley-Goldman
Jan 18, 2013
Do you even read your articles before you post them? Spellcheck /= proofreading.
Jan 18, 2013
Hope you had a fantastic birthday, Betty! Love you and your work, on and off stage and camera. But who the heck put this article together? Research and proofread if you want to be taken seriously. Boat? Slimy? Geez.
Jan 18, 2013
The word boat is spelled correct, so spell check would not have helped.
Jan 18, 2013
Do you think it would have caught that the word here should have been correctly?
Jan 19, 2013
happy birthday betty and by the way my name is jasmine and i am nice not mean at all will i can be some times but i just wanted to tell you happy birthday and i like your shows win you are on hot and clevlend i wach that show alot i do not know why but i just like that show and i wish i can actually get to meat you all but that will never happen at all and so ya i am a big fan of hot and clevlend so ya or how ever you all say it but i like that show and i like your pictcher you look pretty in it because purple is my favorite color and pink and for some reson black and i stal do not know why i like that color but i just do i am not a fan of all of those outher colors at all that much but happy birthday to my favorite fan in the whole wide would so ya
Jan 19, 2013
OH, Betty White, how I love you so. I have watched you and followed your career for as long as I can remember. My favorite of all time has to be Golden Girls. All of you ladies were amazing. However the dance marathon was outstanding. However the sky is falling episode brought the animal activist in you shining through. God Bless you!
Jan 20, 2013
Love You Dearly Betty! Happy Birthday!
Jan 29, 2013
Love ya Betty
Feb 6, 2013
Maybe we can have our own "Golden Girl Florida Pad!"