a full grown ball will only weigh in the 4 pound range. if you can pick up a one littler jug of milk you can remove a ball python. if you grab them from the tail and just unwind them they will let go. be careful not to hurt it in the process. i have never heard or seen one try to constrict a human other than when your holding one with one hand. then they will tend to wrap around your arm to hold on. so that they don't fall off. the same goes for your neck. my adults can put enough of a squeeze to knock me out when rapped around my neck but it would never happen since i just readjust them as needed. i'm usually more concerned about hurting them then getting hurt myself.