"Sorry to butt in,but in my book...ALL snakes are venomous, and will be killed prompto!!!I am a very nice guy,and avoid killing anything,including a stray ant that makes his way in our "shack".But i have zero tolerence for a slithery,slimey snake!!!!Cant stand em..."
Very few snakes are venomous. And they're scaley as opposed to "slimey". As was said in two other posts -- the non-venomous ones will eradicate the venomous ones. Out here in Montana, we have many rattlers, and we have many bull snakes. The bull snakes kill rattlers. When you first bump into them they hiss rather loudly and may frighten you at first. But once identified they are left alone.
I NEVER shoot at something unless I know EXACTLY what I am shooting at. Snakes, animals, or other.