Several users pointed out the risks involved in interacting with such large snakes, both for the person involved and the snake itself.

In a shocking turn of events, a giant python suddenly attacks its handler, not out of aggression, but due to sheer ...

Most critics noted that snakes, particularly one as large as that, are un-predictable and even hazardous. Others stressed the need to know about reptile behaviour first before getting involved ...

Officials in Indonesia say a missing woman was swallowed by a 16-foot reticulated python, and video circulating online shows her body being cut out of the snake's stomach.