Voices: Snakes are a fact of life in Utah. The problem is how we treat them.

Voices: Snakes are a fact of life in Utah. The problem is how we treat them.

The lethargic snake lies sprawled in the shade of a warm concrete patio, as poised and relaxed as a bikini model on a sandy beach. Her black forked tongue waves slowly in the morning air, its twin tips tasting the fragrance of a summer breeze. Her corpulent belly is full of rodents after a successful night of hunting.