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Justin Bieber is really going for the Ashton Kutcher/prankster vibe and had some fun with girlfriend Selena Gomez on the black carpet of the 2011 MTV VMAs pre-show that she was hosting.

Bieber brought along a friend to the VMAs – a small little snake he had wrapped around his hand as he stepped up to Selena’s mic for a short pre-show chat.

While Gomez tried to get her 17 year-old boyfriend to talk about what he was wearing (red pants and cheetah shoes BTW) he thrust the snake at her. She shouted at him “Stop! I know!” clearly grossed out by the little reptile.

The two were laughing when she asked Bieber to tell everyone what he named the snake. Well, if you haven’t guessed by now, it’s “Johnson.”

In the end, Selena smiled and said “Thanks for hanging out with me, babe.” The Biebs seized his opportunity and planted a kiss on his girlfriend’s cheek. Cute!

Bieber also won an award – Best Male Video for his song “U Smile.”

I’d say he had a pretty great night. More JB photos and the video of him and Selena are under.

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