I just posted that one on Facebook!
I don't understand it either. I think people are so afraid of snakes that they don't think of them as living, feeling beings.
I joined a Facebook group called "What kind of snake is this? Florida" and it has been so helpful in my knowledge of snakes and greatly lessens the fear! I now know how to identify the venomous ones and know which ones are most helpful.
Florida has 3 species of venomous snakes, coral, pygmy rattlesnakes, and diamondbacks. Coral and pygmy are everywhere and people post pictures of them all the time. You have to be careful around piles of leaves, bushes, rocks, etc. I have never seen any of the venomous varieties. There are helpful black racers around the complex. They will eat rodents and other snakes so are "good guys."