It had all the makings of a Miley Cyrus moment, and then in rehearsal before the show one of Minaj's dancers was bitten by one of the boa constrictor named Rocky.

All the snakes were taken out of the performance and Nicki performed in an homage to Britney Spears' legendary anaconda performance of yesteryear, but updated the costume to be full green sparkles cut out to generously show her buns, hon.