That's a great point. At the moment my cat already thinks the snake might be something to play with, so any time I have my snake out, the cat is in another room. Same goes for feeding him, changing his bedding, etc! My cat just has a HUGE prey drive so I want to be 100% safe as I know how dangerous one scratch can be for any reptile!
Thanks for the tip though, that is a great point I didn't consider!