VIDEO: Crawfish clings to beer while holding cigarette

A video posted on Twitter shows a crawfish clinging to a beer and appearing to smoke a cigarette during a New Orleans crawfish boil.

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana -- A crawfish enjoying spring festivities is going viral after clinging to a beer can and appearing to smoke a cigarette during a New Orleans crawfish boil.

The video posted on Twitter immediately went viral, with more than 44,000 retweets and more than 70,000 likes.

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The 14-second video shows the mudbug lifting a cigarette up over and over, making it look like he is taking a few puffs.

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