Justin Bieber had two dates for Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards --  girlfriend Selena Gomez and his pet snake!

Gomez -- who acted as MTV’s special VMA Pre-show co-host -- had some fun as she questioned the Baby singer on the black carpet.

"I'm here with the one-and-only Justin Bieber," Gomez said when she introduced her beau. "Who are you wearing? Can you please talk about that?"

"I have my snake," Bieber said, showing off his slithery little friend in his hand. "I have red pants and cheetah shoes."

"What's your snake's name?" Gomez asked.

"My snake's name is Johnson," Bieber quipped.

"You're up for Best Male Video," Gomez continued. "I wanna know, you're up against Eminem and B