ok, first, you NEVER stick your hand in the tank when you
feed your snake. very stupid move. there's a right way and
wrong way to feed 'em, ya know.
second, our son's pet ball python defecated once while he was
holding it, too. very messy and, yep, it was stinky too. he quickly
learned not to hold it a day or so after feeding it, and he learned
the signs to watch for to prevent another surprise like that. ;)
yuck. glad I missed that.