It wouldn't even let me get close. The advantage I had was that I was shooting from indoors through the window. So there was little or no apparent movement.
I was also using a zoom lens, so I could stand off a little distance away from the window.
Once it saw me show myself, even at a good distance, it wouldn't even wait.
I similarly captured a snake recently and had the same experience.
I would take good shots through the window, but it scampers off at any slight sight of me.
At least you know they'd stay tf away from you cos they're scared and not get too close that they become a threat. Hopefully that wasn't a venomous snake 😅
Nah it was one of those green grass snakes. They aren't venomous as far as I know.