Any firework in which you can't get hurt cannot, by definition, be 'Best Firework'.
M-80's, cherry bombs, roman candles, bottle rockets qualify for the 'Best Firework'. There are others as well. Snakes do not qualify.
Bottle rockets aimed into the lake were always cool. When the report went off, it would go 'poof' and light up the water at night.
Guess I'd better work on some Independence Day emoticons for you classy guys...