I normally give snakes their just distance and due, but in this case I feel ‘sorry’ that the snake will end up being destroyed because of the stupidity of this idiot - Guess ‘we’ will end up paying the tab also.
Finding a garter or rat snake on your property and letting it go to help with the local rodent population is one thing. A rattlesnake or a copperhead are another matter. That’s a situation where a sharp garden hoe or a .410 shotgun come into play. Some creatures (and some folks) you just can’t trust as neighbors.