I didn't literally mean grab and yeah she has a hide on each side. She doesn't hiss unless something comes near her. When I got her, if the tub opened she would hiss up a storm, now if u don't go near her she doesn't hiss, but she hisses like crazy when u get near her, so I leave my hands at her side and wait till she gets used to that, I gently pick her up, as soon as she's out it's like a crocodile doing a death roll while holding a fire hose, then she climbs up my arm and doesn't hiss until I try to put her back