1 / 9Nick Bishop, 32, calls the three-foot-long reptile he found at Everglades National Park in Florida 'a naughty little snake' in a shocking video2 / 9In the clip he filmed, the handler from Los Angeles, USA can be seen holding the snake as the Burmese python - which is native to Southeast Asia - sinks its fangs into the man's arm multiple times in order to defend itself.3 / 9Mr Bishop tells his viewers: 'He's munching on me.'But all of a sudden, while the handler talks to the camera, the snake lurches towards his face, sinking its fangs just above his eye.4 / 9Fortunately, the man had a lucky escape with the reptile's fangs sinking into his eyebrow and not his eyeball. In the video, Mr Bishop can be seen having blood pouring from above his eye.5 / 9Despite being attacked, he tries to joke by telling viewers: 'Well we call that a love bite.'The handler explained he was bitten by the snake after he captured the reptile as fast as he could to film the video at the Florida wildlife park.6 / 9He said the snake almost took his eye out, adding: 'I knew it was going to strike, that's what they do. I just had no clue it was targeting my face until it was too late.7 / 9'Usually, I don't film myself and this is a prime reason why. Accidents like this happen but I'm lucky though. It could have been a whole lot worse.8 / 9'Burmese pythons prey on native Florida species of mammals, birds and reptiles, as well as non-native species including black rats.9 / 9They are not venomous and are commonly kept as a pet because they are more docile than other large snakes.They are capable of reaching 23 feet or more in length and weighing up to 200 pounds, National Geographic explains.