OMG! Chicmom, I had to laugh, right out loud, at the visual I had of a person screaming and "flailing like an idiot"! Followed by a visual of a snake slithering serenely away.
Happens quite a bit around here too, only it's usually my boyfriend. He knows I don't mind snakes and definitely don't want them killed for no good reason, so he's always calling me when he runs across one. He'll be in the cellar (100 year old house with rock foundation) working on something or mowing or gardening and I'll hear that yell "honey, come get this snake!" I've been bitten several time since I was a child and I've never gotten sick. Always just washed and disinfected the bite. However, that being said, I hope none of your flock becomes lunch for the big guy!
