Personally...no I don’t. I don’t kill any creature unless I intend to eat it, except for those bastard yellow jackets.
Ole’ Cletus there probably claimed he killed it because it was a danger being on his hunting land, but the truth probably is Cletus saw the biggest assed EDB anyone around his parts since he was born, and his eyes lit up knowing his bragging rights chit expiration date went away.
You can bet some south ga redneck has chunked up the tail and fried them to a delicious golden brown. Meat does not go to waste in south ga.
I understand what your saying. It would be tempting I guess. He should have at least made that snake into some nice boots for the trouble.