Why are snakes so misunderstood, where did the hatred for them come from?

Snakes are beautiful, and they help control the growth of other organisms in their ecosystem. They are seen as a bad organism because of all the propaganda the press has made, when a snake bites someone, the press uses that to propagate the bad feeling for snakes. All those bites would be prevented if people were more careful, so it's not the snake fault.

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I believe that the hatred came from people being afraid of them and them being over protective.