They also kill, chop up, and grill chickens. In the South it's very common to eat snake meat. Especially in the rural areas where snakes are usually killed on sight anyway so they don't bite and kill/hurt[to the point of euthanasia] horses/cows/pigs/chickens.
I mean no offense to you and your post, but really if they're going to eat them, I'm ok with it. I guess it's because I'm used to it from my family. Snake and frog meat is quite common to hear about being eaten for me. If they're just going to kill the snake or give false information, then I have a problem with it.