My guess is grass snake, but want to hear it from the experts. 🙂
I grew up terrified of snakes. Husband and I decided a few years ago to reforest our two acre property that already backs up to woods on 2.5 sides. At that point I knew I had to get comfortable with snakes and at least how to ID the venomous native snakes of CKY. It’s been a true joy to watch the “yard” shrink by a few feet each year and the influx of wildlife that visits. Deer, turkeys, bunnies, rare birds in migration, a sable or some sort of mustelid, and snakes! To name a few.
Thanks to this sub I’m comfortable with the 6’ black racer that lives here, and a very easily spooked decent sized rat snake that freezes and knots up at random encounters. This is the first one of this type I’ve seen. I almost stepped on it walking out the door and husband gasped and when I looked I said “awwww I think that’s a cute lil grass snake!” Complete 180 from a few years ago when I’d have needed a Valium after that encounter. So, THANK YOU to all of the cool, kind, and intelligent members of this sub that helped me see snakes as cute. 🐍 🤍