It's a shame the world see's snakes in such a neg. light.
All we can do is try our best to educate as many as we can.

When ever at work or play I come across someone who says they kill snakes even if non venomous I always ask them if they enjoy having rodents run around there homes to which their reply is no. So I tell them then stop killing the darn snakes and they usually look at it a bit different when confronted w/ that.

Face it snakes freak so many people out, kinda like spiders.
The fear w/ in the human mind is a powerful thing. It's a shame but true.