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"Live and let live" is fair to a point and is how I generally look at my local wildlife.
It seems that most snakes will avoid you if they can, after all you are not on their diet. I felt sad a few years ago when while mowing my back lawn I inadvertently injured one hidden in the grass. At first I thought I'd hit a blue tongued lizard as it had a pale underbelly - it turned out to be a tiger, or a reasonable facsimile of one. Whatever, it was despatched with the sharp end of a shovel (it wouldn't have survived anyway). It wasn't all that long - probably a couple of feet or so - and I have no idea as to how large they grow, but it made me think what could have happened should I have passed it by with the mower and then stood on it.
Snakes, per se, don't worry me, though I'm always wary until I identify them. Spiders though are a different matter. I know that outside the funnel web, red back and white tail they will cause no damage but they still give me the heebiejeebies.
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