Workers have to work very hard to keep bread on the table.
工人得十分努力工作才能赚钱糊口。
The roof has leaks in it,and the front step need to be fixed.
房顶有漏缝,并且前面台阶需要修理。
And why only snakes? Cats, for instance, would be greatly helped; no running fights with large, fierce rats or tussles with grown rabbits -- just a bite and no more effort needed.