i have never killed one snake at work home on the farm or any of that.
when i was little my mom did all the time and they were just garters.
she still doesnt like them and i was informed in the fall they killed a bullsnake at our cottage it was in our golf cart. and i asked them why they eat rodents leave them alone.

at work ppl have found snakes and asked me about them or ive caught them and showed ppl what they do is pretty much just defense. around here your not going to see much in hots. usually its just a brown snake or garters ive even showed them that those snakes are good for us to have and they dont hurt when they bite.

as for other herps i have had turtle soup, alligator, rattlesnake, and frog legs.
personally if your going to kill it you better be willing to eat it, but some animals get into places where there is nothing more to do but to kill them.