the replies in this thread define the real snake people over the people who just happen to keep snakes.
You're protective of your snakes. Especially the ones that cost the most and you don't want them harmed in any way, correct? I have several head of livestock that's worth between $600 to $1,000. I have one that I'm currently test breeding for another ranch who due to his bloodlines, is easily worth $3,000.
Do you think I'm going to sit around with my thumb up my bum while any form of predator is stalking around? No. Does killing snakes make me any less of a snake person? No. I imagine you wouldn't go up to a cat or dog person who had shot a dog/cat for attacking their own animals and say that they were only a dog/cat keeper.
Your statement in its entirety is absurd.
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