Excellent article. The step back advice is excellent.

I'm surprised you didn't mention that many people get bitten while trying to kill snakes (you probably do in another article).

A family member in the US found a gopher snake in her gardenand her husband shot it in case. The shooting was a 1000 times more dangerous than the actual animal.

If you live in a place, learn about the animals that lived there first, it's just plain manners.