Do you kill snakes you find in your yard?

[Raptor]

How are we supposed to convince the general public that snakes have their place when some of "our own kind" don't even respect them? Quite hypocritical to say the least.

Sorry if I want to protect my animals..Which themselves can be worth as much as some of the ball python morphs.

Think of it this way. You have numerous bps that are worth lots of money. Would you sit around, twiddle your thumbs and let something injure or possibly kill them?

No!

I'm protecting an investment. Unlike you and me, goats aren't going to go 'hey, that snake is venomous. I should stay away.' They're going to walk right up to it and stick their nose in its face. Goats are exceptionally curious animals, which gets them in a load of trouble. A snakebite from a venomous snake will result in a dead goat, be it right there, or later down the road.

Unlike those who talk about moving the snakes, I don't have the balls or expertise to be handling a venomous snake. Calling someone to remove it? Pft. They'll just say kill it.

But like I said, I haven't seen a venomous snake in a few years.