[header] How to deal with a snake in the house [title] Resist the urge to attack the snake with a broom or stick. A snake won't attack you unless it feels threatened by you. [step] All snakes, venomous or otherwise, will not pursue a human being unless provoked. 
Know that you are a larger predator and that the snake will keep to itself if you don't bother it. [substeps] If you see that the snake has coiled itself up and opened its mouth wide, then you know that it sees you as a threat.