When I was in Costa Rica everyone liked them, just part of the scenery. They like footbridges. We’d just step over them.
I rather liked them too when I lived in Naples, FL. Far better than Coral snakes. I rather liked alligators too, as long as someone got them out of our pool and released them back to the swamp. Apparently they taste good, but I never tried.
Roast Iguana looks barf worthy.