Venom potency appears inversely proportional to aggression. For example, sea snakes or the Gaboon viper have extremely potent venom, but the snakes is not regarded as aggressive. Gaboon viper according to Wikipedia:
"They are usually very tolerant snakes, even when handled, and rarely bite or hiss, unlike most vipers. However, bites by bad-tempered individuals do occur."
"There have been numerous descriptions of their generally unaggressive nature. Sweeney (1961) wrote they are so docile that they "can be handled as freely as any non-venomous species", although this is absolutely not recommended."
People over there ... appreciate the snakes’ ridding them of zoonotic disease bearing rodents.
On the other hand, they have a Hindu temple rat-worship, where rats are fed and nurtured and allowed to run wild. It must be cobra heaven.
I have a friend who has lots of hots, native and exotic.
He is an expert and super cautious when dealing with them.
He also has big ol’ fat Gaboons.
Generally, they just laid around like beautiful blobs, waiting on their meal handouts.
He once gifted me with a Gaboon shed to make jewelry out of.
I think they look like fat interstates with those ‘passing zone’ dashes on their back.
[he has far more savvy and courage than I have]
:)