re: He or she is gone.

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You understand the overwhelming majority of snakebites come from people dicking with snakes, right? More people get bit trying to move or kill snakes than any other way. Leave the snake alone and teach your children or grandchildren to do the same. You're not some grand protector because you killed a likely harmless snake.

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Tell that to the god damned 5.5 foot rattle anake that decided to curl up in my drinking chair outside one evening.

My thoughts exactly. A real woodsman or outdoorsman can identify snakes. And deal with them. They will avoid biting you if at all possible. Though water moccasins can be pretty aggressive and territorial. Ticks are more of a real problem than snakes. Some people just hate to be reminded that wildlife and nature doesn’t mean park and petting zoos and terrariums.