He was told that when the snake gets very cold they become docile. So he let the snake get good and cold then took it out and began playing with it. The snake was rigid and slow moving, not making any attempts to bite. Demar kept playing with the snake with a couple friends there but eventually the snake thawed enough to bite him on the hand.
He spent a very painful night in the hospital. He was about 35 years old. You would think he was old enough to know better.