Tetanus from a snake bite?

[Bogertophis]

Honestly, she should probably be more worried about tetanus from other things like living in a pretty rural area, actively building and constructing an addition to their house from scratch after the new foundation was laid with all the metal that involves, a substantial produce garden, owning 3 dogs who can free-roam on their 20+ acres of property and 2 cats who do the same (one of whom is a very reliable mouser and likes leaving gifts).

I think any of those is a more likely tetanus risk than a snake bite that had maybe a 1% chance of happening, probably much less than 1%. And our largest snake right now is a 1400 gram male ball python who would probably be hard pressed to deal an injury of the kind the tetanus bacteria thrives in. I have a few snakes that will outgrow that size with time, but they're young still (male bci, coastal carpet python, couple female BPs).

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I totally agree. Your largest snakes might eventually fit the bill, but I still think captive snakes have a pretty low risk of carrying it anyway...where would they pick it up?
(-tell her you'll brush their teeth & get them to use mouthwash, LOL) You're correct, everything else you mentioned above is a bigger risk. Even dental work carries a
small risk, they say??? So really, this is a relevant vaccination for nearly everyone, IMO. Anyone can step on a dirty nail in the yard or at the beach.