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I killed a venomous snake and now I'm scared... Why
You killed a venomous snake, and now you are scared. Actually, I don't understand why this is your question: killing a poisonous animal could be considered normal or even exemplary -- one of the benefits of living in society is that you can learn how to deal with dangerous animals, such as snakes. You did it correctly, without fear. In fact, if you were afraid of snakes then that would probably have been a genetic defect and it would have been best for everyone else if it had died before birth.
Now, you are afraid. Why? I can't pretend to know the exact reason - it could be because society tells us that killing animals is wrong and we internalize this message; or because some people who have killed snakes before have regretted doing so (although they should not); or simply because of all the fear-mongering about dangerous animals in general. In any case, your question seems to imply that you think there is something inherently bad about being afraid of snakes, but in fact there is nothing wrong with fearing a snake if it has bitten you.
I remember a story from my childhood - I don't know if it is true, but it is illustrative. A man was bitten by a snake and died. When he went to heaven, God told him that in the next life he would be reincarnated as a snake and then the man said 'but Lord! What will happen when someone dies because they were afraid of me?' And God replied: 'Then you will have been well-served by your previous incarnation.'
I don't know what to say about this. But in any case, you are not afraid of the snake itself (since it is dead), but of something related to the snake, such as some potential consequences of your action. And that fear seems unwarranted.
I am not sure what the question means. Yes, you killed a snake and now it is dead. It doesn't matter if it is dead or alive though -- both are just different states of existence for the snake (it does not have any other experience than being alive or being dead). So I don't understand why this would bother anyone.
Yes, I think you should feel bad about killing the snake. You didn't need to kill it - it wasn't a threat to anyone. In fact, now you probably feel guilty about having killed an innocent animal (even though from my perspective the innocence of animals is debatable).