Obligatory snake facts from The Fix:

https://youtube.com/shorts/J8fmQ8E7rhE

As others in this thread have said, they’re attacking US military bases. Problem is two-fold: missiles aren’t always 100% accurate due to malfunctions, poor design, or anti-guidance EW systems, also the bases are surrounded by ballistic missile defenses, which basically shoot missiles at incoming missiles. This means that there is a strong likelihood that nearby civilian areas will be hit.

I think you vastly underestimate people. There are 10s of millions of them who are different combinations of both stupid and evil.