I honestly just see them as girls first.
The point of the anime's message (fleeting it may feel considering the boatload of fanservice), and something a few people miss while they focus on "omg snek!" and little else. True, I like my snek, but that's because she's cuddly with her love interest and quite endearing. Couldn't care less what species she is.
Shame NA isn't as into anime as we are into other things. This one anime alone, fanservice and all, could really teach an American a thing or two about tolerance and acceptance.