I've been working and recreating outdoors my whole life. I've had many encounters with all kinds of snakes. Black rat snakes, Copperheads,Timber rattlers, Red rat snakes, Water moccasins, big old water snakes, you name it. I've actually stepped squarely on very big black snakes on several occasions and not one of them has bitten me although they could have easily if they wanted to. Scared the be Jesus out of me though.

My snake policy is live and let live, until I get bitten.

Just me.

"You cannot invade mainland America. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass"
~Admiral Yamamoto~

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. ~Thomas Jefferson~