[Travis McGee]

The critical issue on which this case should, IMHO, turn is whether the snake was poisonous. Such a snake could easily become a threat to health and/or life of the property owner.

Oh BS. The snake, poisonous or not, didn't present an immediate threat to human life. Cops can't just blast off rounds into the unknown world, because of a damn snake----venemous or not.

[GladesGuru]

The reality is that one of the article stories said that the snake was in the house rafters. If poisonous, that is a risk to health and/or life.

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.