Over the last 5 years, I have gone through 13 cats on my place. I haven't ever found remains, so I am guessing when the snake is faster than them they just wander off and die. The neighbors average killing between 10 and 20 snakes a year and I have yet to see one. I told the wife to stop naming them so we now have #9 and #13 outside.

Water dries, rocks crumble, and trees die. The only thing that is eternal is the reputation we leave behind.
- Ancient Viking Proverb