2001 : At the 2001 Video Music Awards , Britney Spears performed her single , " I 'm a Slave 4 U. " Along with dancing in a very revealing outfit , the performance featured the singer in a cage with a tiger and briefly dancing with a live albino Burmese Python on her shoulders . The inclusion of a tiger and a snake in the performance bought a great deal of criticism from PETA
2001 Video Music Awards
2001 MTV Video Music Awards
MTV Video Music Award