I agree. Probably the model 17 is the best .22 revolver ever.
The Ruger single six is also very useful. The .22 mag cylinder with shotshells is very effective on snakes.
The S&W kit gun is also good but takes a bit more care to hit with.
“The Ruger single six” My first pistol. Magnum cylinder for pythons.
Hard to beat a S&W kit gun. I have one that hasn’t shot any snakes, but thousands of bullfrogs at night, rabbits, squirrels, grouse while elk hunting, etc.
Unfortunately, they haven’t made them since I think 1988. If someone is stuck on a revolver single six it is! K22 are great, but simply way to big to be the handy thing that I want in a .22 that for me is mostly an opportunity gun, so you need to have it with you in a jacket pocket. That is where the kit gun shines.