I try my best not to make them feel the need to grip so tightly. Usually when they do, it's because they feel unbalanced and like they're going to fall off my hand/arm. so I just direct their head back toward a hide or somewhere they would want to go, and they'll move off. I don't forcefully pull their bodies off, because that usually just makes them grip tighter.
My dumeril's even naturally has more muscle than my ball pythons though. Ball pythons often feel soft and wimpy when they're relaxed (lol), but my dum feels "harder" even when relaxed. (lol again) When a friend came over and my dum was just chilling on our laps, she commented that she likes my dum the best, because she can feel the muscle.
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