You’re a better man than I am. I wouldn’t even consider letting it hang around. My wife was weeding one of her flower beds in the backyard Saturday. She screamed SNAKE! My son grabbed a shovel and took off running toward her. He thinks he’s big and bad. He got over there and the snake started chasing him. Took him about 10 minutes to build up the courage to stand his ground. He ended up killing it. Black racer close to 4’ long. I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time. Wish I would have videoed it.