It would chew out of the bag in a heart beat. If you put some C02 in the bag it might die before it chews out, but I don't know how long it takes. If you don't want to do a C02 chamber or dry ice chamber, waking it is the only thing. I couldn't do myself, but it's acceptable in the snake world. When I've heard/read about it, people put them in a plastic bag and whack it on cement.