It's nice to see someone else doesn't think it's so crazy to help a snake, or any critter for that matter, across the road. You don't have to be a PETA kook to love God's creatures, and help them along now and then.
When we lived in the Northwest, I used to walk through our yard, over and over again, to make sure there weren't any snakes in the yard. Not because I feared them, I just didn't want to mow over one and kill it.
When I find a spider in the house, I capture it in a container and put it outside. I do the same with bees.
But hey, I'm not perfect. I also hunt and fish. LOL