Caution Snake bites & constricts

This an example of how you can get seriously hurt if you don’t learn snake body language. If she hadn’t backed up, this could have ended far worse.
Don’t send her hate.

More on what went wrong in the comments

First fatal error: The Enclosure design. Yes, clearly the size and type of this enclosure is completely wrong for a reticulated python. Glass doesnt hold heat or hold humidity well (important for healthy shed), and the size is far too small. Most of all it is a top opening cage.

For a snake this size, it’s best to have a front opening enclosure with sliding doors. It’s easier to step back if the snake strikes, and it’s also better for supporting the snakes body when taking them out. It’s also less threatening to the snake, but this snake isn’t afraid...

If you understand snake behavior, this python is giving clear signs that it’s hunting - it’s accustomed to being fed with the lid comes off, it’s raising up to smell/taste for food (watch that tongue flicker speed) and instead of recoiling with the woman’s movements, it’s moving

..towards the signs of movement and heat. This snake is excited & it’s hungry. It’s not looking for affection.
The handler steps back at this point - which was a good move and one which might have saved her life, because a snake HALF this size can easily hold & crush a windpipe.

*Monch* - This retic doesn’t even have to strike. The handlers hand goes right in moving and feeling like prey (it moves and is warm). There’s no way she can pull her hand out of its mouth now - python teeth are SHARP and curved backwards specifically to stop prey escaping.

More signs this snake saw her as food - it immediately coiled to asphyxiate her. A scared snake will usually strike and head butted, or strike and tag (bite) before letting go and recoiling or scurrying off. This held on. He wanted dinner.

Another reason to avoid top opening enclosures with such snakes - they’re HEAVY animals, and in an emergency it’s easier to deal with a constriction by pulling them of the enclosure and onto the floor, rather than leaning in and over a glass tank where you can lose balance.

See that flaky stuff on the snake? That’s stuck shed skin. It shouldn’t be there. With the right temperature, humidity (and soaking tub) and surfaces to rub against that should all be off. It’s possible that the skin is also wrinkly under that stuck shed, indicating dehydration.

See how quickly the snake shifts & throws its coils around the woman’s leg as she and the man struggle? They’re exciting the snake. The more they struggle (which, realistically they should, but more strategically) the more it throws its coils and tightens its grip.

They got only 2 things right:

#1 - NEVER handle a large snake without a competent spotter. Plenty of zoological establishments have the rule of one person per 5ft of snake.

#2 - She’s right. They needed to get to the head and unhook the teeth from the skin.

Yeah. That’s gonna hurt, but she’s lucky it wasn’t much worse. Retic (and burm) teeth are like meat hooks. Their teeth are plentiful, thick and sharp. When a snake lets go, or the teeth are manually unhooked, it’s like pulling your hand out of a tight glove of razor blades.

Respect the animals you keep. These snakes are impressive, but they’re also very dangerous in the wrong hands and fatalities do happen. Don’t be a cowboy with your pets. Stay away from larger species if you don’t have ample housing & experience. And learn from this video.