Never, ever trust a large constrictor completely. They are not domesticated animals and even domesticated Dogs and cats can turn on you. I have kept large constrictors among other smaller snakes for over 20 years. The mistake one can make is getting too complacent. Never take anything for granted. Many people say to always have someone else around when working with large Constrictors but we know that often does not happen when we want to work with our snakes. I made the mistake many years ago while trying to medicate what i considered a very tame 11 ft. Constrictor. It threw it's coils around my neck and tightened up. I am 6'2 and 230 pounds and i could not do anything to loosen the snakes grip. Thought i was a goner. Fortunately when i released my grip on the snakes head it loosened up just before i passed out. The key is to be prepared. Have a bottle of alcohol or listerine around at all times to pour down the snakes mouth. A knife will often not do the trick when a Constrictor decides to kill. This is evidenced by the huge scars found on wild snakes. The main and most important factor is to never have the scent of food on you. This is what causes the most deaths. Aggressive snakes that bite are another matter. They usualy bite but don't constrictsomething as large as a human. As the previous responses have said; use a hook on your large snakes first. Don't want to go on and on, but have any of you noticed how a seemingly docile snake can become Extremely aggressive when taken outside in the Sun?

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