There's a lookout point where you get good views without obstruction, but it's narrow and that's why most of the photos, drones apart, seem taken from precisely the same vantage point: they are.

Snakes are a possibility if you head into the hills anywhere in Hong Kong, especially around dusk. People do get bit rarely but there hasn't been a death in decades. More a practical concern for those who go hiking with their pets, perhaps.