One more thing about Marks comment... I did see several videos that people posted of their pet cat or Dog toruring and killing a snake in the Yard while everyone stood around and laughed. Not bashing cats and dogs ...just making a point.

A great fact is that in the US yearly... The common house cat makes more live prey kills (be it a bird, wild snake, rat, or somebodys pet rodent), than any other animal in the wild or in captivity. My snakes eat once a week... while I had a cat who would leave a pile of kills by the slider in one day.

Food for thought.