That's hilarious that boys will be boys. Silly boys. I'm a girl and I like snakes too. That doesn't mean I'm gonna be picking one up anytime soon. Poor little snake. There's other options to convince them to slither out of dodge. Like a broom. 😊 stick.I don't think you are an idiot. I think you are a cowboy, and so am I. The world needs more people willing to, as my wife says, "Get shi* done!". I will admit to enjoying and laughing at people's reaction when I walk over and casually grab a gopher snake off the ground like its one of my pets. Hearing them gasp when those small or medium sized gophers do those two or three half hearted strikes entertains me immensely.
I can understand your hand issues, but I'd love to figure out a solution that doesn't put you in that sort of peril. Perhaps you can try out and figure out a different "tool" system that works for your hand issues, but still keeps you safe? I don't know the answer, but I don't want to see a good dude get hurt, or set a bad example for any young impressionable minds. In spite of society's futile and misguided attempts to squash anything resembling a masculine trait, boys will still be boys, and boys will still blindly follow a bad example.
And DUDE! Take better care of your hands from now on! You telling me that stuff inspires the same sort of feeling you experienced when you saw Yvonne up on her roof!