Some pythons do like being petted and tolerate and find comfort in being petted and handled, especially if they are used to it and know you and are a pet.
Although you should never try to pet a python or any other snake that is not used to you as it can bite you.
It all depends on the snake as some snakes are okay with being handled and petted and others don't like it.
A python squeeze is pretty strong but not overly strong and larger pythons can exert a squeeze in pressures of over 50 kPa.
The squeeze of a python is not about crushing bones, but instead is about suffocating their prey by tightening their coils around them with each exhale.
The actual force exerted by the python varies but it's enough to cause internal bleeding and even incapacitate prey and cause internal damage.
Many pythons squeeze with a pressure of just under 6 psi during constriction.
It's a myth that the python squeezes their prey until they can't breathe anymore.
The bite force of a python in PSI is 14 PSI or pounds per square inch.
The 14 PSI of bite force from a python is generated when the python snake bites and coils around it's prey, and uses it's 100 rear facing teeth to latch onto and constrict what it is biting on.
It might not seem like a lot of force when compared to some other animals, but the 14 PSI bite force of a python snake is enough to subdue and kill prey, which also includes humans.
Python snakes are a genus of constricting snakes in the Pythonidae family that is native to the tropics and subtropics of the Eastern Hemisphere.
The name Python for Python snakes was also proposed by Francois Marie Daudin in 1803 for non venomous flecked snakes.
Currently there are 10 species of python snakes that are recognized as valid taxa.
The python snake is also known as Pythonidae, are a family of non venomous snakes that are found in Australia, Asia and Africa.
While they are non venomous the python can still bite and cause pain.
Pythons are constrictors and instead of venom the python relies on constriction to subdue it's prey.
Pythons don't possess any venom glands or fangs to inject any venom into their prey or other potential threats.