I am in favour of the…

I am in favour of the Endangered Species Act but feel it could use some re-thinking.
I am speaking about the massassauga rattle snake.
I live just south of Parry Sound on an inland lake and over the past 40 years I have come into contact with 3 snakes on my property. I gave the snake space and when I came back it was gone and I didn’t see the snake again.
I have seen numerous snakes that have been run over on the back roads.
I believe education is the best and easiest way to prevent people from running over the snakes. These snakes are not aggressive and would only strike you if you step on them or get too close to their space. Usually they will turn around and go the other way if you come across one. Teach people this.
In the 35 years I was driving up here, most weekends in the summer I never once saw a snake flattened on the hiway. I assume they detect the noise or vibration from vehicles and stay away. Based on my observations I don’t understand why the government spent money, and lots of it installing a snake fence along the 400 south of Parry Sound. Like I said I have never seen a snake on the hiway!
Having said that imagine if there is a forest fire like there was this summer north of Parry Sound and the snakes and animals were trying to get away from the fire, they run into this fence and get burned! Not very well thought out!