what size pythons you talking about..Get a bigger bowl or something to hold the snakes in...
after installing the batteries::
step 1 press the Tare button in the middle, this ZEROS everything out
step 2 weight the "bowl/container" your using to weigh the snakes by itself...
step 3 weight the snake in the container, get your weight number then subtract the containers weight from the "snake and container" weight.. That's just if you needed a bigger container...
Oh yeah and it has a PROGRAMMABLE Auto-Shut off