I will gladly tell you why you would want to wash a snake. They need to be cleaned when in captivity to prevent parasites and skin problems. I was washing boa constrictors when he came in to the pet shop I managed to hide from women fans that were trying to find him in the shopping center were he and his then girlfriend were visiting. I didn't recognize him at first because he was short. I'm 5'9" and he was about my height. I had always thought of him as being taller. We had been chatting about 20 minutes when his girlfriend came in then they left.
My neighbor has a boa constrictor that I help him wash. No relation to Steve McQueen. He also has a rosy boa thats bit me a few clean-ups ago. I'm no snake expert but that little guy has a mean streak
Did you talk about anything besides washing snakes?