No crazier than billing a green Sword
Growing up fishing the glades I have a bit of experience holding large reptiles plus the few drinks I had with my Uncle Jack always gets the stupid in me going
It was very calm once I had a hold on it, actually froze up and played possum

It was going nuts right up to the point I had a good hold on it. Did this every time I picked it up. When we let it go I tried to get it to run off the top of the fence so the dogs you not eat it, that was not a very good idea, it had no fear of us now and that is when it tried tail whipping me and one of my daughters when we got too close