"Sizing you up for a meal" is definitely something I've heard before. The snake will supposedly get out at night and slither up in bed stretched out next to you to see if you are small enough for it to eat. Ridiculous! A snake could never do that in the wild, and even if it could, humans are gigantic compared to them! I've also been warned (by non-snake-people) about getting other pets now that I have a snake, because the snake is obviously just a monster who attacks, kills, and eats anything in its sight lol.

I'm also pretty sure Christianity (and similar religions) are the only ones who portray snakes as evil. Serpents are depicted as godly in other religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism, and some tribes in Africa will still hold a funeral if a ball python is accidentally killed in their village.