In this instructional video, London Angel Winters of Metaphysical Fitness demonstrates how to safely hold and dance with her temple snake, Snakleton. The presenters explain that a snake’s greatest fear is falling, which is linked to its perception of the floor and the handler’s stability. They emphasize the need for a solid lower‑body foundation, a firm grip, and constant awareness of the snake’s position relative to the ground. By maintaining a strong base and confident grip, the handler builds trust, allowing the snake to extend fully and move gracefully across the body without risking a fall. The lesson combines practical safety techniques with a mindful, trust‑building approach to create a beautiful, collaborative dance between human and snake.
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Hi, this is London Angel Winters with Metaphysical Fitness, and here I have Snakleton, one of my 3 temple snakes.
Wanted to teach you how to hold a snake today.
So the biggest fear of any snake is falling. When you put them on your body, you'll notice that they get a little nervous, and that nervousness has to do with their relationship to the floor and whether or not you're a strong foundation.
So from the moment they're on you, they're already teaching you that beautiful practice of holding strong base, of really being aware beyond yourself and your own fear of them and how they're in relationship to their own stability.
A lot of people in their fear will give the snake a very loose grip.
They'll be tentative or they'll be very light and think that that's what the snake wants, but actually these guys like strong grip. They really love to squeeze themselves into tight spaces and squeeze at everything.
Sometimes they'll go into holes that are half their size and just push their body through the whole thing.
It's really amazing.
So when you're dancing with a snake or just holding a snake, you always want to be firm in your foundation, strong in your lower body, firm in your grip, and very aware of the snake's relationship to the floor as you move with it. Sometimes in the dance, all of us can get lost, you know, as the snake gets lost with you and starts to extend. And if you're not careful, the snake can make a wrong move and bam, hit the ground, and then you lost trust.
So as you're dancing, it's important to be mindful enough to know where the snake is and keep the snake safe.
Keep your foundation solid so that the snake is always working with that terra firma.
So you can see when the snake trusts you, it's willing to extend all the way out and move across your whole body.
And that can just lead to the most beautiful dance.
So hope that helps. Looking forward to seeing you at our next snake dance.
