In my state, ALL snakes are protected. I don't think I could ever kill a garter snake. We have too many cottonmouths for me to get rid of (poisonous snakes are O.K. to kill if they are life-threatening which, since I have kids, is always).
I haven't killed any kind of ant except fire ants since I first encountered the latter. I want as many docile species as possible competing with the invaders.
oh my word! It's just strange to think that a snake is protected! I guess we have so many here they don't need to be.
What state has legislation prohibiting the killing of venonous snakes on private property?