To what extent is the title of "Hunting Snake" appropriate?

There is a sense in
which the title of this poem could be viewed as focusing only on a part of the content of the
poem: the poem is just as much about the reaction of the speaker and her companions to the snake
as it is about the snake itself. However, when the poem is analysed in detail, it can be seen
that the title can be read in a number of different ways.

On the one hand,
it clearly relates to the snake as a predator. The description of the snake as it
"quests" through the grass with its "Head down, tongue flickering on the
trail" and hunts smaller prey is one that inspires fear in both the reader and...