A risk is not an imminent threat. Get everyone out of and away from the house. Then deal with the risk in a sane and propionate manner.
My post was made from that perspective. Living where all of America’s venomous snakes and the occasional King Cobra, and other escapees from the Miami pet trade wind up - I am aware of the risk such snakes pose.
Where the dangers are greatest, funny thing, the expertise tends to be greatest. If this had been a Miami-Dade cop, he would likely have cleared the house, kept an eye on the beast, and waited for animal control to arrive. Hold aim and be ready to shoot if you must, but don't blaze away like a damn fool. South florida animal control officers know their snakes and gators as well as most suburban dog-catchers know a yapping terrier.
“Where the dangers are greatest, funny thing, the expertise tends to be greatest.”
If you really believe that, try the various gun totin’ members of the Armed & Rangerous making a career of “managing” predators like puma, bear, wolves.
If you can “hold aim” for an extended length of time, let alone long enough for some ‘animal control’ goober to arrive:
1. “Hold aim”? Do you give lessons? I can’t hold on target for long, and snakes are capable of moving out of sight rather quickly when they so decide.
2. If you are able to “hold aim” that long, do you hold lunch in the other hand? ;-)