A Question for Bird Owners

[Minkness]

For those of you who own both birds and snakes...do you notice if your bird gets anxious, nervous, or is unhappy when in the same room as a snake?

I ask because I am looking at getting a bird (in the distant future) and on a bird forum I joined, there were at least 3 people who said I shouldn't ever expose a bird to a reptile because they have a natural fear of snakes and that kind of stress could kill the bird. Also that no matter now well I clean stuff, that the bird could die of salmonella.

I personally find that a bit rediculous, but figured I'd ask reptile fansin hopes of less biased information.

P.s. I would not intend to leave a bird and snake alone or in the open together. Just the cages in the same room, and if one is out, the other is put away, ect.