All I can picture is water boy!
And I'd follow same health codes as for humans thaw in the fridge. I move to fridge in the morning, do a warm water soak with one refill of warm water to get the ambient body temp up, hit the head region with a blow dryer for 20seconds or so and males for a happy healthy snake.
Room temp and warm water for thawing can promote bacterial growth. Not good. Fridge takes more planning but I feel is worth it.