I live in a 3 room apt - livingroom, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom

I have 6 ball pythons, a bunch of bins with ASF and Rats
Now the new member is a 3 month old kitten

I feel sad because I cant hold my snakes and let them roam on me and the couch, I havent tried it yet, because I know the cat will probably try to play with the snakes as if they are toys, and Im scared of either of them hurting each other

Anyone have any bad experiences or any good experiences? All i can think of doing is locking the cat in the other room when holding the snakes. Any feed back would be good