I understand people being afraid of snakes. However I think we need to be aware every time you kill a snake like that what you're doing to the ecosystem. Eastern king snakes tend to target smaller, more vicious snakes like copperheads, cottonmouths, and rattlesnakes.

All of these snakes are venomous and can cause serious danger to people and pets, especially in wooded areas. Since eastern king snakes are actually natural predators to those smaller, more venomous snakes -- who are actually a threat to humans -- it is counterproductive to kill one.

We're all on the same team, and king snakes being around will help minimize our chances of being bitten by a copperhead or rattlesnake in the long run.