Do you kill snakes you find in your yard?

[DutchHerp]

I was a kid, and we have Timbers as well as Copperheads up here. Never had a problem! I knew that if i came across a snake that i couldnt identify, i would leave it alone!

I say, have some common sense, and check your yard before your kids play, if they are THAT much of a concern and you live in a very active area for snakes. Take some initiative! Why not be responsible for your childrens saftey, AND animals by preventing a problem, possibly before it starts?

LOL... that is exactly what I do. If there is a water moccasin in my back yard, that sucker is history! Then he is fish food!

I think what he's referring to by being responsible is to NOT kill it... getting rid of venomous snakes is not hard.