Agree'd
Yes but the point is getting bit... not the size of the snake.That snake i would hold without any restrainment, and if it was going to bite, then i would PROPERLY hold it behind its head... But heres the catch... Theres a difference between a 10 foot 45 lbs burmese python and a 3 foot 1,000 Gram ball python...
If it has large teeth I would do what it takes to not get bit some people have their methods some people have others. On that particular snake on that particular moment I chose that method.