Great topic to discuss & one I also think is important.
We live in a place that we have lots of snakes. There is a 6ft red belly black asleep today near the cow paddock in the sun. She lives there & has done for a long time. I had a very large python living underneath my house that scared the crappolla out of me numerous times - she was ginormous. HUGE. The snake rescue man came and rehomed her as she ate all of my chookies and I reckon she'd have a go at Gloria the ****z/malt that is part of our family.
My kids go to a school that is set in the rainforest - snakes are a part of daily life. There was one in the bookcase of year 2 a few weeks ago... They live with us & like Epacaris I believe we need to respect them. Snakes bite when they are cornered or scared. Having said that in the 15 year history of our school there has been no snake bites and at least a snake a week in the school. I like to think it's because the kids know what to do. They are trained from kindy. You STOP. You stay STILL. You call for HELP SNAKE. You quietly move away.

I've lived in country areas a good part of my life. Ive come faxe to face with a king brown and a death adder & applied both principals. The death adder when I was a wee 5 year old in an out back dusty town!.

I've treated snake bite in hospital and every person was trying to kill the snake - usually with a shovel...

Me tarzan you jane doesn't work with snakes!

My kids are wary but believe them beautiful and part of the world that we live in. I personally think this is the best ideal to instill...