Is it safe to allow a ball python to wrap around your neck? Rest on your shoulders?

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Also a Cincinnati man was strangled to death by his 13' boa in 2006. So never say never.

I never said that a ball python would constrict you and kill you! I did say that one could if it tried too. I also know that there has never been a recorded instance of a ball python killing an adult male human.

That actually looks more like a 10+ foot Boa. Also, the Cincinnati death was reported as a Boa, but it turned out to be a Burmese.

Anyway, here is a pic of my BCI with my son. The snake was about 6' at the time, so he's larger now but certainly nothing like the one in your pic. Boas getting that size are definitely the exception rather than the rule.

I'm not saying a large snake shouldn't be handled with care, but I certainly wouldn't be concerned about a Ball Python being a danger. And a Ball Python might be able to kill a person... if one was suicidal and didn't do anything to stop it from constricting. Even then, I have my doubts.