My mother thinks my snakes will eat my cat. And she seems to have a very distorted idea of what 5-6 feet is for a snake.
I think a lot of people do. Like, when I tell someone my subadults are around 3 feet long, they're like WOW THAT'S LONG! They're big won't they eat your cat?
And...they're not... not at all. Lol.
The cat has a 100% better chance at eating the snake.