A disappointing incident

I was coming back home when i saw a few people throwing something out with a stick. I strongly felt that it was a snake. I rushed to the spot but in vain. I was awestruck. They had just killed it and throwing it into the gutter. I was blank. All around me were the sounds of people murmuring about all the misconceptions. I looked at the dead snake, didn't even dare to find out which snake it was. I was traumatized from within. I, who always tells people not to kill snakes and why not, was silently watching those elderly guys. Suddenly I felt so insignificant. So all those rescues and awareness programs were useless? All that growing confidence with each snake rescue and awareness programs shattered in a moment. I remembered the incident when a guy killed a snake in front of me and i couldn't do anything. Thats from when I had started rescuing snakes. Today, the same feeling haunted me. Although I reached there after they killed it, I consider it as a defeat because despite of a huge number of people being involved in reptile conservation today, people still do this kind of stuff. Why do they have such an attitude? Won't they ever change? If not, why are we doing this? I should complete my eduction, get a good job, salary, a good wife, children and thats it. Why all this bull shit????


But backing off is not the solution. I get disappointed by one bad incident. but then, I remember about all the good once. All the snakes I have rescued, all the people who are inspired by my awareness talks and lot others. But we have to find some concrete solutions for this. Can anyone suggest solutions for tackling this problem other than the conventional ones? Please do reply.