Also scared the daylights out of my wife when I yelled for help. She wasn't overly impressed when the problem was that I was losing control of my little ball python! I couldn't get a good grip on the snake nor get either hand up closer to her neck without having the seat cushion pushed down. I could feel her pulling herself down further into the depths of the chair and I was losing the battle. Once I was able to get a hand up closer to her head she pulled her body into my hand. Lesson scarily learned! Dumb human!