Bindi Irwin Gets Rachael Ray to Touch a Snake (VIDEO)

Rachael Ray does not like snakes.

So, for Bindi Irwin to convince her to actually touch one on today's 'Rachael Ray' (weekdays, syndicated) was a minor miracle. Irwin, along with her mother Terri and Jarod "The Animal Guy," brought a baby Woma python out on the set to show the crowd -- and for Ray to touch.

Ray balked, saying there was no way she would touch it. They make her see spots, she said. But Irwin was persistent and tried to clear up a myth or two about snakes: "A lot of people think that snakes are slimy and sticky, but they're really not. They can't sweat. So they're beautiful and smooth and soft."

Ray still wasn't buying it, but she eventually walked to the tail end of the snake, giving it a wide birth, and brushed it briefly with a finger. To her credit, she tried it twice. Her verdict? "She feels like chicken," she said.