By Deep Scroll Staff 
A video is going viral after a Belize tour guide shows an unusual trick to tourists at Xunantunich. The unexpected moment, posted by BriOnEarth (@wasbrithere), has already notched up a whopping 10.3 million views.
The video posted on Feb. 19 captures a tour guide guiding a tourist to perform an unusual trick. The text overlay on the clip reads, “We were exploring Mayan ruins and the guide tells us to twirl grass in a random hole in the ground.”
The tourist stoops down with a strand of grass in hand, and the guide tells her to “put some shade” in the hole while she twirls the grass in the ground. Seconds later, a tarantula jumps out of the hole. The tourist reacts stunned and alarmed, while the bystanders laugh.
One viewer joked, “That spider is probably so sick of that tour guide,” but Bri came to the tarantulas’ defense and responded, “(laughing emoji) there are thousands of them out there.. The site is HUGE, burrows everywhere. It’d be awesome if he was friends with one tho.”
Another wrote, “*deletes Mayan Ruins from bucket list*.” Bri replied, “Just posted the video of me with sandals at the ruins so everyone can add it back to their bucket list.”
The creator is trying to make viewers feel excited instead of frightened to visit Belize’s Xunantunich and experience such wildlife moments.
While some did not find the trick amusing, the TikToker clarified that it was a fun trick to witness.
“Would have got up and slapped the guide. Why tf (laughing emoji),” one user wrote. Bri responds, “Nooo (laughing emoji) he was fun! He also asked way earlier on if any of us were afraid of spiders… we just didn’t know why yet.”
She is making sure folks don’t take it against the tour guide, but she emphasizes how thoughtful and considerate he was with the visitors.
Experiencing wildlife in Belize should most definitely be on top of your bucket list, since the Belize rainforest covers half of the country, and most of it is under protection. Belize is known for its breathtaking and vast verdant jungles with outstanding habitat for many species of tropical birds. Having the second largest barrier reef in the world, with corals of different colors, sizes and shapes, home to stingrays, nurse sharks, tiger sharks, sea turtles and varied reef fish.
Belize is also known for the Cockscomb Basin, the first jaguar reserve in the world dedicated to protecting jaguars, pumas and howler monkeys. From colorful birds to wildcats and exotic plants, there are many exciting wildlife discoveries in Belize–even if tarantulas aren’t your cup of tea.
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