re: He or she is gone.

It is the height of ignorant bastardness to go around killing every snake you see, just to feel like a real He-Man. They are ecologically beneficial creatures and they are just trying to make a living like everybody else. If you leave them alone, guess what? They will generally leave you alone.

I live in 150 acres of woods and it is not uncommon to see snakes around our place. Most are nonvenomous but there are a few copperheads and I am sure some rattlers, although I have never seen them. I raised two daughters here and I just taught them to pay attention to their surroundings and if they see a snake they can observe from afar if they wish but otherwise leave it alone and let it go its way, and they go their way. And guess how many snake bites we have ever had, ZERO.

It isn’t complicated but I’m sure you feel like a real big strong man.