I'm lucky to live where there are no poisonous snakes, so don't seem to have the revulsion so many have to them. Growing up, it was always fun to find garter snakes in the yard; now I love seeing them because they eat slugs (so I am told), but don't like being startled by them. They are kind of cute when they posture in a defensive/attack mode. I give them space, not out of fear but so as to not scare them.

Neat depiction. I don’t mind snakes like some do. I do have a healthy respect for them and want to ID one as soon as possible if I encounter one, and I find them fascinating. Non-venomous ones can be quite useful to have around.

I don’t think this is a scary one, but if photos of real live snakes bother you, scroll on by.

For me, "a cute picture of a snake" doesn't exist, it's a phrase with mutually exclusive words. Like saying "a decorative photo of a bloody murder scene".

I don't like snakes and I like them least of all if I see one nearby. I try to avoid encountering them.

There's such a thing, as a "cute" picture of any snake? I'll just scroll on.....lol

But the rattler bluffing is so adorable :-)

LOL, I've got species I'd rather not examine closely, too. We won't go into what they are....

I am not afraid of snakes and find them beautiful, but I respect them and maintain distance. We have several venomous species here in central TX, luckily the only ones who pop up in the yard are harmless rat snakes and garden snakes.

Unfortunately we have copperheads and coral snakes in this vicinity. We have have had both on our previous property. I don't think there have been any on this property. My neighbors black lab was bitten on the nose by a copperhead. I am not fond of snakes 🐍

Somewhere I have a picture of an itty bitty ring-neck snake. It could have curled up on a quarter with room left over, it was so small. It was stuck in a spider's web, until I rescued it.

Now that's a cute snake joke!

As some may remember. I admire snakes. No, I would not want to own one as a pet...that's cruel. They don't belong caged up.

As my Mothers Day present last year, my daughter treated me to a snake demonstration at a Pittsburgh science center. I got to hold one.

I am not afraid of snakes and appreciate that they keep the rodent population under control. We have gopher snakes here and have found a couple of rattlesnakes which we had relocated to an unpopulated area. I had a girlfriend in college that had a boa as a pet. I got to hold it and pet it. Too bad I didn't get a picture then to post now. She also had a pet tarantula. I preferred the snake.

I appreciate that snakes keep the rodent population under control and while I'm not "afraid" of them, still whenever I see one I cannot prevent an involuntary jolt of shock and surprise.

Here's one of the most recent ones I've seen.

Here you can see my foot at the bottom of the picture as he slithers on by.