Robert Irwin 'Loves' Mom Terri's Throwback Python Tribute in Honor of His 22nd Birthday
- - Robert Irwin 'Loves' Mom Terri's Throwback Python Tribute in Honor of His 22nd Birthday
Brenton BlanchetDecember 1, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Robert Irwin's mother Terri is celebrating his 22nd birthday
She shared images of Robert over the years, posing with his Burmese python named Jenny
"Remember to hold on to your friends, and they’ll hold on right back," she captioned the Instagram post
Robert Irwin is another year older, but he's not shedding any skin!
The Dancing with the Stars winner celebrated his 22nd birthday on Monday, Dec. 1, as his family shared tributes and a few slithery throwback snaps for good measure.
To mark the occasion, Terri Irwin paid tribute to her son with an Instagram post of images of him over the years posing with Jenny, his Burmese python. The post featured glimpses of Robert as a baby, toddler, young boy and now adult snuggling up with the reptile. "Happy 22nd birthday @robertirwinphotography! Looking forward to your next year of adventures," his mom, 61, captioned the snaps.
She added, "Remember to hold on to your friends, and they’ll hold on right back! Love you!💕"
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Robert later reposted the snaps on his Instagram Stories, with the caption, "Thanks mum. Me and Jenny," alongside a snake and heart emoji.
"Aww I love this ☺️❤️," he commented under the post.
The wildlife conservationist has frequently posed for photos with the snake over the years, as he also shared a TikTok in 2022 in celebration of World Snake Day. "I’ve grown up with this sweetheart and she shows us all just how affectionate snakes can be," he captioned the photo slideshow.
Robert also got some birthday love from Chandler Powell, who called him a "great brother-in-law," Tom Bergeron, DWTS partner Witney Carson and his sister Bindi Irwin, who shared a video of her meeting her brother shortly after he was born in 2003.
In the clip, which has resurfaced on social media in recent years, Bindi tells her late dad Steve Irwin that she'll "call him Brian" when referring to her little brother. "I'll call him Brian for short," she says in the clip, as her dad responds, "OK."
"BRIAN!!! Can’t believe you’re already 22," she captioned the video. "Where does time go?! Love you so much. Being your sister is the best."
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Robert responded to the footage, too, calling it his "favorite video of all time." The DWTS winner also shared his own string of bowl-cut throwbacks in honor of his birthday, alongside the caption: "22 today but forever trying to recapture the aura of this icon. 🥲"
Friends, including Scott Hoying, Xochitl Gomez, Joey Graziadei and Elaine Hendrix sent him well wishes in the comments section.
Robert's birthday comes less than a week after his Dancing with the Stars season 34 victory. He told PEOPLE that taking home the Mirrorball Trophy a decade after Bindi did the same meant “everything" to him.
“To follow in those footsteps and to do the same has meant everything to me,” he told PEOPLE backstage after the show finale. “This has absolutely changed my life.”
“It's about making the world a better place. And when I watched her lift that Mirrorball, I saw her lifting that message,” he added of their family’s conservation and charity work.
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