Another tack you could take with him is to remind him why snakes constrict. To catch and kill prey primarily. They are fairly fussy about what they eat and rely on smell, size, and temp to identify prey. Humans don't smell right and are way too large for a snake that preys on rodents so they would not be stimulated to constrict a human anyway. The accidents snake keepers suffer are so often due to a Stupid Feeding Error (have him read the Feeding Error stories on the NERD site) when the snake simply made a mistake and struck a keeper who had prey smell on his hands. Snakes don't constrict out of aggression or anger. A snake MIGHT constrict if it feels it is not secure and is in danger of falling.

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