I actually like snakes. The non-venomous ones. Grew up with a bunch of guys and went to a Girl Scout day camp in woods across the street from my house every summer. We were always playing with snake. Greens were my favorite.
Years ago I lived in very wooded neighborhood. One of the neighbors told me her husband killed a copperhead in their yard. I had also read black snakes will keep venomous snakes away. Well, not long after that, I come home for lunch and see a black snake leaving my yard and I, 8 months pregnant, wrangled the black back into my yard! My retired neighbor came out laughing like mad. He said it was a “now I’ve seen everything” moment.