Weird: This snake catcher lulls snake to sleep like it's a child

Viral video shows a snake catcher rescuing a snake  

There are many ways to catch a snake that snake catchers deploy.  

But none of them involve lulling a snake to sleep. Yet, that’s exactly what this snake catcher did.

He approaches the snake with a degree of caution, catches it by the head, and instead of transferring it into a bag, he proceeds to stroke the snake and lulls it to sleep, and then puts it into the bag.