I admire your strength in not giving in and killing them all.
Tommy, I got your back!
FYI-In many areas, if you find an exceptional snake (large, friendly, etc), or any other wild animal for that matter, you can contact a local animal refuge or what not and many of them will take care of it for you. They capture them, and depending on the termperament, oftentimes they use them for teaching and training purposes. Just saying.
