Yes, I think you're right.
Years ago, a friend of mine had a snake, he used to keep it inside, it'd sleep under the couch in the living room.
But, he used to take it outside sometimes & place it in a tree. On one occasion, according to him, He made a mistake when retrieving it from the tree, in that instead of being totally front on, He was a bit to one side, as a consequence of which the snake struck out & gave him a nasty bite,.....didn't concern my friend, he said it was his fault.
Pickles.

