And that is what separates good photography, from "try and snap the best shot you can before the snake flies off the bed"...
Deal with larger animals and then call it less stressful. How many times have you used this technique to call it uncomfortable for the snake, or stressful on them? Lets just say curiosity gets the best of me when people voice their opinion. If you have a very active snake, it keeps the possibilities of them getting injured much lower. Especially when they may take off from the background, when you deal with larger, or more active animals...even more dangerous or venomous animals...