My buddy lives in South Carolina. He has a 3 year old cat that routinely kills Southern Copperheads on a daily basis. These fuckers are venomous but they never stand a chance against his cat.
After the snakes are killed the cat leaves the carcasses with the heads ripped off and leaves them in the driveway as trophies for his owner.
Some house cats make great hunters. I like cats. Except if they piss on anything, mostly furniture, it's ruined. You can never fully get that cat piss smell out.